Players prepare for the friendly against Syria.

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 1: The Kuwait national soccer team is continuing its daily training sessions at Aspire Academy in Doha as part of its camp in the Qatari capital, which runs until September 9. The team will face Syria in a friendly match on September 8.

Originally, Kuwait had planned to hold its camp in Jakarta, where it would have played friendlies against Indonesia and Lebanon. However, Portuguese coach Helio Sousa opted to move the camp to Qatar and limit it to a single match after a scheduled game against a Qatari club fell through.

The team is also set to hold another training camp in Dubai in early October to prepare for its November playoff match against Mauritania in the Arab Cup, which will take place in Doha in early December.

Meanwhile, Syria’s coach José Lana has ruled out Charleroi defender Ayham Oso following an injury sustained during a league match. Oso’s injury comes just two days after striker Pablo Sabbagh of South Korea’s Suwon club was sidelined.

Syria will face Myanmar in a two-legged tie on October 1 and 14, followed by Pakistan on November 18 and March 31, as part of the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.

By Khaled Al-Enezi

Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff