Khakpour Names Iran U-23 Squad for Olympics Qualifiers
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s coach Mohammad Khakpour on Friday named his final squad for the AFC U-23 Championship.
Iran will travel to the UAE on Saturday to hold a training camp as part of its preparations for the competitions, which will be held in Qatar from January 12 to 30.
Iran has been drawn in Group A along with Qatar, Syria and China.
The tournament will serve as the 2016 Olympic qualifier.
Squad:
Goalkeepers:
Mohammadreza Akhbari (Tractor Sazi), Amir Abedzadeh (without team), Ali Mohsenzadeh (Khoneh be Khoneh)
Defenders:
Milad Mohammadi (Rah Ahan), Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal), Vahid Heydarieh (Persepolis), Mohammad Daneshgar (Naft Tehran), Mohammad Hossein Moradmand (Padideh), Saeb Mohebi (Zob Ahan), Reza Aliari (Naft Tehran), Hossein Kanaanizadegan (Malavan), Ali Abdollahzadeh (Sanat Naft)
Midfielders:
Ehsan Pahlevan (Zob Ahan), Ali Karimi (Sepahan), Shahin Saghebi (Tractor Sazi), Milad Kamandani (Persepolis), Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal), Mahan Rahmani (Saipa), Mehdi Torabi (Saipa), Alireza Naghizadeh (Siahjamegan)
Strikers:
Mehrdad Mohammadi (Rah Ahan), Amir Arsalan Motahari(Naft Tehran), Mohsen Karimi (Esteghlal)
