Players undergo light training.

KUWAIT CITY, July 31: Qadsia Sports Club has started the second phase of its preparation for the new season. The football team’s delegation departed early today for Izmit, Turkey, for a training camp that will last until July 29 and includes six friendly matches.

The first phase of Qadsia’s preseason began in mid-July under the guidance of Tunisian coach Nabil Maaloul.

Leading the delegation is club director Madi Al-Mutairi, accompanied by team manager Shaker Al-Shatti, administrators Faisal Niroz and Faisal Al-Shammari, media coordinator Abdullah Al-Ansari, security coordinator Mohamed Al-Najjar, coach Nabil Maaloul, assistant coach Saleh Al-Sheikh, fitness coaches Ahmed Al-Hammadi and Talal Bouaban, goalkeeping coach Elias Ben Abdelkader, technical analyst Mohamed Bourawi, and medical staff Haitham Hussein, Denis, and Jessie.

Coach Maaloul selected 31 players for the Turkey camp, including Ahmad Al-Yahya, Muadh Al-Dhafiri, Rashid Al-Dosari, Faisal Al-Shatti, Khalid Sabah, Abdullah Mtaweh, Mubarak Al-Fanini, Eid Al-Rashidi, Talal Fadel, Abdulaziz Wadi, Abdullah Al-Awadi, Badr Al-Mutawa, Athbi Shehab, Ali Jaragh, Abdulaziz Abdeen, Rakan Al-Saeed, Mohammad Al-Sharifi, Hamid Al-Gallaf, Khalid Ibrahim, Abdulrahman Al-Dhafiri, Moroccan Ismail Khafi, Libyan Mohammad Sola, Moroccan Mehdi Barhama, Algerian Sofiane Bouchare, Mohammad Al-Omran, Jassim Al-Matar, Ahmad Bodi, Salem Al-Reis, Fadel Al-Sarraf, Turki Al-Yousef, and Saud Al-Qassem.

Belgian footballer of Congolese descent, Julian Ngoyi, joined Al-Arabi’s training camp in Abu Dhabi two days ago.

Ngoyi expressed his enthusiasm about joining Al-Arabi and said he is ready to contribute to the team’s success.

“I’m excited to play alongside my teammates and compete in matches. Our goal is to win championships,” he said.

Al-Arabi will resume training tomorrow after playing a friendly match against the UAE’s Hatta Club yesterday. The team is preparing for a second friendly match against Bani Yas Club scheduled for Wednesday.

Al-Arabi is also preparing to face Maldives’ Maziya Sports on August 12 in the Asian Challenge League playoff. The team will travel to the Maldives on August 8.

The club’s foreign player roster is now complete with Belgian Julian Ngoyi, French-Guinean Hassimi Fadiga, Ugandan Kenneth Semakula, and Nigerians Ayano Iwala and Christopher John.

By Hassan Mosa

Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff