Kuwait’s Olympic soccer squad trains hard in Thailand ahead of tournaments.

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 15: The departure of Kuwait’s Olympic soccer team to Dubai has been postponed to next Thursday, after originally being scheduled for the day before yesterday. The delay comes due to academic commitments preventing some players from traveling on the planned date.

Dubai will host the Olympic team’s training camp until December 2, after which the squad will head to Doha, Qatar, to compete in the Gulf Under-23 Championship from December 4 to 16.

Under Croatian coach Dario Besic, the team continues daily training at the Kuwait Football Association grounds. Besic aims to prepare the players thoroughly to ensure peak performance in the tournament. The squad features players born in 2005 and 2006 as part of a long-term plan to develop a generation capable of representing Kuwait in the AFC Championship qualifiers and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

In the tournament draw held in Doha, Kuwait was placed in Group A with Qatar, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia, while Group B includes Iraq, the UAE, Oman, and Yemen.

Kuwait’s Under-17 team played to a 0–0 draw against Singapore during its training camp in Bangkok, Thailand. The youth squad is scheduled to play a friendly against Oman today at 1:00 PM.

The team is preparing for Group 6 of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers, held in Thailand from November 22 to 30, which will determine qualification for the 2026 AFC U-17 Championship in Saudi Arabia.

The coaching staff is conducting two daily training sessions, focusing on optimizing player readiness and tactical understanding to achieve the best results in the qualifiers.

By Hassan Mosa

Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff