Roberto Mancini sparked great controversy after announcing the preliminary Saudi national team roster that will participate in the 2023 Asian Cup.
The Italian coach excluded many big names, led by Salman Al-Faraj, the star of Al-Hilal, and the duo Muhammad Al-Breik and Yasser Al-Shahrani.
In addition to the other names, there is a sudden absence of Muhammad Al-Majhid, Sultan Al-Ghannam, and Abdul-Ilah Al-Amiri, in addition to Sami Al-Khaibari.
But in the future, Mancini included other young names, represented by the rapidly rising star with Al-Ittihad, Faisal Al-Ghamdi.
Mancini's list included 30 names, with 3 names being excluded, so that the final list includes 27 names, including 3 goalkeepers, according to the rules of the Asian Football Confederation.
The Saudi national team is in the sixth group of the tournament to be held in Qatar, along with Thailand, Kyrgyzstan and the Sultanate of Oman.
Below is Saudi Arabia's list in the 2023 Asian Cup:
Players: Hassan Kadish, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Aoun Al-Salouli, Ali Al-Bulaihi, Ali Lagami, Hassan Al-Tambakti, Saud Abdul Hamid, Ayman Yahya, Ali Hazazi, Mukhtar Ali, Abdul-Ilah Al-Maliki, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Eid Al-Mawlid, Fawaz Al-Saqour, Salem Al-Dosari, Abbas Al-Hassan, Muhammad Kanno, Sami Al-Naji, Fahd Al-Mawlid, Khaled Al-Ghannam, Abdul Rahman Gharib, Muhammad Maran, Firas Al-Braikan, Abdullah Radeef, Saleh Al-Shehri.”
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