Dragan Skocic Calls Up 23-Man Squad for Uzbekistan, Mali Friendlies
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Team Melli coach Dragan Skocic has named his 23-man team for two friendly matches against Uzbekistan and Mali.
Iran national football team is scheduled to meet Uzbekistan on October 8 in Tashkent and play Mali in Antalya, Turkey five days later.
The friendly matches will be held as part of preparation for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, where Iran sits third in Group C behind Iraq and Bahrain.
Alireza Beiranvand and Alireza Jahanbakhsh are injured and Morteza Pouraliganji cannot travel from China due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Goalkeepers:
Amir Abedzadeh (Maritimo), Payam Niazmand (Sepahan), Rashid Mazaheri (Esteghlal)
Defenders:
Majid Hossein (Trabzonspor), Hossein Kanaani (Persepolis), Shoja Khalilzadeh (Persepolis), Aref Gholami (Esteghlal), Sadegh Moharami (Dinamo), Milad Mohammadi (Gent), Mojtaba Najarian (Foolad), Siamak Nemati (Persepolis)
Midfielders:
Ehsan Hajsafi (Tractor), Ali Karimi (Esteghlal), Ahmad Nourollahi (Persepolis), Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan), Ali Gholizadeh (Charleroi), Saman Ghoddos (Brentford), Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal), Vahid Amiri (Persepolis), Mehdi Torabi (?)
Forwards:
Sardar Azmoun (Zenit), Mehdi Taremi (Porto), Kaveh Rezaei (Charleroi)
