2012 Arab Nations Cup squads

The 2012 Arab Nations Cup is an international football tournament to be held in Jeddah from 22 June until 6 July 2012. The 12 national teams involved in the tournament are required to register a squad of 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Three of the named players must be goalkeepers.^[1]

All participating nations must submit details of their squad to the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) by 10 June 2012.^[1]

Group A

Saudi Arabia

Coach: Frank Rijkaard

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Fahad Al-Thunayyan (1986-08-30)30 August 1986 (aged 25) 0 0 Al-Taawon 1GK Hussain Shae'an (1989-05-23)23 May 1989 (aged 23) 0 0 Al-Shabab 1GK Khaled Sharaheli (1987-02-03)03 February 1987 (aged 25) 0 0 Al-Hilal 1GK Ahmed Al-Kassar (1990-08-01)1 August 1990 (aged 21) 0 0 Al-Raed 2DF Abdullah Al-Sheal (1985-01-22)22 January 1985 (aged 27) 0 0 Al-Shabab 2DF Ageel Balghath {{{age}}} 0 0 Al-Ahli 2DF Ahmad Aqqash (1990-08-27)27 August 1990 (aged 21) 0 0 Al-Ettifaq 2DF Hassan Khairat (1987-11-13)13 November 1987 (aged 24) 0 0 Al-Hilal 2DF Khaled Al-Ghamdi (1987-08-12)12 August 1987 (aged 24) 0 0 Al-Nasr 2DF Mansoor Al-Harbi (1987-10-19)19 October 1987 (aged 24) 0 0 Al-Ahli 2DF Rabie Al-Moussa {{{age}}} 0 0 Al-Faisaly 2DF Sultan Al-Bishi (1990-01-28)28 January 1990 (aged 22) 0 0 Al-Hilal 2DF Yahya AL-Muslem {{{age}}} 0 0 Al-Hilal 3MF Saud Hamood (1989-08-17)17 August 1989 (aged 22) 0 0 Al-Nasr 3MF Mohammed Abousaban (1983-04-14)14 April 1983 (aged 29) 0 0 Al-Ittihad 3MF Khaled Al-Zylaeei (1990-01-01)1 January 1990 (aged 22) 0 0 Al-Nasr 3MF Ibrahim Ghaleb (1991-05-16)16 May 1991 (aged 21) 0 0 Al-Nasr 3MF Fahad Hamad (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 31) 0 0 Al-Shabab 3MF Mohsen AL-Eisa (1987-07-09)9 July 1987 (aged 24) 0 0 Al-Ahli 3MF Abdulrahim Jaizawi (1989-08-31)31 August 1989 (aged 22) 0 0 Al-Ahli 3MF Abdul-Majid Al-Ruwaili (1986-01-01)1 January 1986 (aged 26) 0 0 Al-Shabab 3MF Abdulatif Al-Ghanam (1985-07-16)16 July 1985 (aged 26) 0 0 Al-Hilal 4FW Zamil Al-Sulim (1989-10-29)29 October 1989 (aged 22) 0 0 Al-Ettifaq 4FW Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (1987-03-01)1 March 1987 (aged 25) 0 0 Al-Nassr 4FW Rabeaa Sefiani (1987-01-26)26 January 1987 (aged 25) 0 0 Al-Fateh 4FW Hamdan Al-Hamdan (1984-12-02)2 December 1984 (aged 27) 0 0 Al-Fateh 4FW Essa Al-Mehyani (1983-06-22)22 June 1983 (aged 29) 0 0 Al-Ahli

Kuwait

Coach: Goran Tufegdžić

Palestine

Coach: Jamal Mahmoud

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Ramzi Saleh Smouha Sporting Club 1GK Toufic Ali Tarji Wadi Al-Nes 1GK Mohammed Shbair Shabab Al-Khaleel 2DF Abdelatif Bahdari Hajer Club 2DF Omar Jarun Arka Gdynia 2DF Alexis Norambuena Jagiellonia Bialystok 2DF Mousa Abu Jazar Shabab Al-Khaleel 2DF Nadim Barghouthi Shabab Al-Khaleel 2DF Abdesallam El-Sweikeri Hilal Al-Quds 2DF Ra'fit Eyad Jabal Al-Mukaber 2DF Raed Fares Hilal Al-Quds 3MF Roberto Kettlun Brindisi 3MF Mohammed Samara Misr El Makasa 3MF Imad Zatara Sanat Naft 3MF Abdelhamid Abuhabib Shabab Al-Khaleel 3MF Hussam Abu Saleh Hilal Al-Quds 3MF Ismail Amour Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari 3MF Murad Ismail Hilal Al-Quds 3MF Ma'aly Kaware Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari 3MF Houssam Wadi Ittihad Shajeiyah 3MF Khader Yousef Tarji Wadi Al-Nes 4FW Khaldoun Al-Halman Ahli Al-Khaleel 4FW Fahed Attal Shabab Al-Khaleel 4FW Ashraf Nu'man Tarji Wadi Al-Nes

Group B

Libya

Coach: Abdulhafeedh Arbeesh

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Muhammad Nashnoush (1988-06-15)15 June 1988 (aged 24) Al-Ittihad 12 1GK Ahmed al Ammari (1977-01-06)6 January 1977 (aged 35) Al-Ahly 22 1GK Ahmed Azzaqa (1988-08-09)9 August 1988 (aged 23) Al-Hilal 2 2DF Rabea Al-Laafi (1991-07-24)24 July 1991 (aged 20) Club Africain 3 2DF Muhammad al Maghrabi (1985-04-19)19 April 1985 (aged 27) OC Khouribga 4 2DF Waleed Al-Sebaee (1983-03-28)28 March 1983 (aged 29) Al-Ahly 5 2DF Younes Al-Shibani (1981-06-27)27 June 1981 (aged 30) Ismaily 13 2DF Abdulaziz Belraysh (1992-07-12)12 July 1992 (aged 19) Al-Ittihad 14 2DF Ali Salama (1987-09-18)18 September 1987 (aged 24) Olympique Béja 19 2DF Hamed Snousi (1989-11-03)3 November 1989 (aged 22) Al-Ahly 23 2DF Ahmad al Sagheer (1987-12-18)18 December 1987 (aged 24) Al-Akhdhar 6 3MF Mohammad Al-Sanany (1984-05-13)13 May 1984 (aged 28) US Monastir 8 3MF Mohamed Hasan Guenao 16 3MF Abdulhakim Abdou 18 3MF Faisal Al Badri (1990-06-04)4 June 1990 (aged 22) Al-Ahly 21 3MF Mahmoud Said Bheir 24 3MF Salem Ablo 25 3MF Marwan Mabrouk (1989-12-15)15 December 1989 (aged 22) El Dakhleya 7 4FW Moatez Al-Mahdy Husain 9 4FW Mohammad Ghannody (1992-11-22)22 November 1992 (aged 19) Al-Ahly 10 4FW Ahmed Saad Osman (1979-08-07)7 August 1979 (aged 32) Club Africain 11 4FW Idriss Al-Katani 15 4FW Mohammad Al-Ghouil 17 4FW Ihaab Boussefi (1985-06-23)23 June 1985 (aged 26) CS Hammam-Lif 20 4FW Ayman Zayed (1983-10-04)4 October 1983 (aged 28) Persepolis F.C.

Morocco

Coach: Eric Gerets

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Issam Badda FUS Rabat 12 1GK Aziz Al Kinani Moghreb Tetouan 22 1GK Khalid Askri Raja Casablanca 2 2DF Rachid Soulaimani Raja Casablanca 3 2DF Said Hammouni Raja Casablanca 4 2DF Samir Zekroumi MAS Fes 5 2DF Ismail Belmaalem Raja Casablanca 23 2DF Mustapha Mrani MAS Fes 21 2DF Oussama El Gharib FUS Rabat 13 2DF Zakaria Melhaoui Moghreb Tetouan 19 2DF Ahmed Chagou Difaa el Jadida 6 3MF Ahmed Jahouh Moghreb Tetouan 8 3MF Salah Eddine Saidi FAR Rabat 20 3MF Abdessamad Rafik Olympic Safi 15 3MF Said Karouch Moghreb Tetouan 18 3MF Soufiane Gadoum Difaa el Jadida 16 3MF Ayoub Bourhim Difaa el Jadida 7 4FW Yassine Salhi Raja Casablanca 9 4FW Hamza Abourrouzouk MAS Fes 14 4FW Brahim El Bahri FUS Rabat 17 4FW Abderrazak El Mnassfi Moghreb Tetouan 10 4FW Abdessalam Benjelloun Widad Fez 11 4FW Abdeladim Khadrouf Moghreb Tetouan

Bahrain

Coach: Peter Taylor

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Sayed Mohammed Jaffer Al-Muharraq 21 1GK Abbas Ahmed Khamis Al-Ahli 22 1GK Abdullah Al Kaabi 2 2DF Rashed Al Hooti East Riffa 3 2DF Abdulla Marzooqi Riffa 5 2DF Saleh Abdulhamid Mahmeedi Al-Najma 6 2DF Dawood Saad Riffa 16 2DF Waleed Al Hayam Al-Muharraq 17 2DF Hussain Ali Baba Kuwait SC 19 2DF Mohammed Duaij Riffa 23 2DF Ibrahim Al Obaidly Al-Busaiteen 4 3MF Sayed Dhiya Al-Muharraq 7 3MF Mohamed Abdel Wahab 9 3MF Abdulwahab Al Malood Al-Hidd 10 3MF Mahmoud Ladjimi 12 3MF Fahd Hardan 13 3MF Issa Ali 14 3MF Salman Isa (C) Riffa 15 3MF Abdullah Omar Al-Ittihad Jeddah 18 3MF Abdulwahab Ali Al-Qadisiyah 8 4FW Ismail Abdul-Latif Al-Muharraq 11 4FW Ahmed Mubarak Al Khattal Al-Hala 20 4FW Sami Al-Husaini Al-Busaiteen

Yemen

Coach: Sami Hasan Al Nash

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 19 1GK Salem Saeed (Captain) (1984-01-01)1 January 1984 (aged 28) Al-Hilal Al-Sahili 1 1GK Jaem Nasser (1983-01-01)1 January 1983 (aged 29) Al Saqr 22 1GK Saoud Al Sawedi (1988-04-10)10 April 1988 (aged 24) Al-Wahda (Aden) 2 2DF Mudeer Abdurboh (1990-01-01)1 January 1990 (aged 22) Al-Ahli Sana'a 3 2DF Nateq Hezam (1990-01-01)1 January 1990 (aged 22) Al-Shaab Ibb 4 2DF Ahmed Al Sadiq (1983-01-01)1 January 1983 (aged 29) Al-Shula 5 2DF Zaher Mohammed Farid (1986-07-06)6 July 1986 (aged 25) Al-Wahda (Aden) 6 2DF Abdullaziz Al Guma`i (1990-01-01)1 January 1990 (aged 22) Al-Ahli Sana'a 16 2DF Khaled Baleid (1986-11-02)2 November 1986 (aged 25) Al-Tilal 21 2DF Mohammed Msaad (1983-01-01)1 January 1983 (aged 29) Al-Oruba 7 3MF Haitham Thabit (1986-02-06)6 February 1986 (aged 26) Al-Oruba 9 3MF Ala Al-Sasi (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 (aged 25) Al-Ahli Sana'a 11 3MF Munassar Ba Haj (1990-01-01)1 January 1990 (aged 22) Al-Hilal Al-Sahili 14 3MF Mohammed Baroies (1986-01-01)1 January 1986 (aged 26) Al-Wahda (Aden) 15 3MF Akram Al-Worafi (1986-11-12)12 November 1986 (aged 25) Al-Shaab Ibb 23 3MF Mohammed Al Abidi (1986-01-01)1 January 1986 (aged 26) Shabab Al Baydaa 20 3MF Hussein Ghazi (1989-01-01)1 January 1989 (aged 23) Al-Oruba 12 3MF Muaadh Hazza'a (1986-01-01)1 January 1986 (aged 26) Al-Wahda (Aden) 8 4FW Wahid Al Khyat (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 27) Al-Ahli Sana'a 10 4FW Ayman Al Hagri (1992-01-01)1 January 1992 (aged 20) Al-Shaab Ibb 13 4FW Akram Al-Selwi (1986-09-08)8 September 1986 (aged 25) Al-Hilal 17 4FW Kameel Tareq Mohamed (1986-01-01)1 January 1986 (aged 26) Al-Shula 18 4FW Tamer Hanash (1986-01-03)3 January 1986 (aged 26) Al-Ahli Sana'a

Group C

Egypt

Coach: Hany Ramzy

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Ali Lotfi (1989-10-14)14 October 1989 (aged 22) 1 0 ENPPI 16 1GK Ahmed El-Shenawy (1991-01-29)29 January 1991 (aged 21) 7 0 Zamalek 23 1GK Mohamed Bassam (1990-12-25)25 December 1990 (aged 21) 0 0 Tala'ea El-Gaish 2 2DF Salah Soliman (1990-01-20)20 January 1990 (aged 22) 0 0 Zamalek 3 2DF Aly Fathy (1992-01-02)2 January 1992 (aged 20) 3 0 Al-Moqawloon El-Arab 5 2DF Mahmoud Alaa (1991-01-01)1 January 1991 (aged 21) 1 0 Haras El Hodood 6 2DF Ahmed Hegazy (1991-01-25)25 January 1991 (aged 21) 10 0 Fiorentina 12 2DF Islam Ramadan (1990-11-01)1 November 1990 (aged 21) 2 0 Haras El Hodood 15 2DF Saad Samir (1989-04-01)1 April 1989 (aged 23) 2 0 Al Ahly 21 2DF Ahmed Sobhi (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 19) 0 0 ENPPI 4 3MF Hesham Mohamed (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 23) 1 0 Al Ahly 7 3MF Saleh Gomaa (1993-08-01)1 August 1993 (aged 18) 1 0 ENPPI 8 3MF Shehab El-Din Ahmed (1990-08-22)22 August 1990 (aged 21) 1 0 Al Ahly 10 3MF Mohamed Ibrahim (1992-03-01)1 March 1992 (aged 20) 0 0 Zamalek 11 3MF Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek (1980-05-15)15 May 1980 (aged 32) 44 6 Haras El Hodood 14 3MF Hossam Hassan (1989-04-30)30 April 1989 (aged 23) 3 0 Al Masry 17 3MF Mohamed El-Nenny (1992-07-12)12 July 1992 (aged 20) 13 0 Al-Moqawloon 20 3MF Mohamed Ghazy (1992-11-12)12 November 1992 (aged 19) 1 0 ENPPI 24 3MF Ahmed Hamoudi (1990-12-24)24 December 1990 (aged 21) 0 0 Smouha 9 4FW Marwan Mohsen (1989-02-26)26 February 1989 (aged 23) 3 3 Petrojet 13 4FW Ahmed Shroyda (1990-10-21)21 October 1990 (aged 21) 1 0 Al Masry 18 4FW Ahmed Magdi (1989-12-09)9 December 1989 (aged 22) 0 0 Ghazl El-Mehalla 19 4FW Amr Zaki (1983-04-01)1 April 1983 (aged 29) 58 29 Zamalek 22 4FW Mohamed Salah (1992-06-15)15 June 1992 (aged 20) 13 8 FC Basel

Iraq

Coach: Zico

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Mohammed Hameed (1993-01-24)24 January 1993 (aged 19) 0 0 Al-Shorta 12 1GK Mohammed Gassid (1986-12-10)10 December 1986 (aged 25) 54 0 Al-Talaba 22 1GK Noor Sabri (1980-06-06)6 June 1980 (aged 32) 63 0 Najaf 2 2DF Ahmad Ibrahim (1992-02-25)25 February 1992 (aged 20) 10 0 Arbil 3 2DF Bassim Abbas (Vice-captain) (1979-08-10)10 August 1979 (aged 32) 87 3 Baghdad 14 2DF Salam Shakir (Captain) (1986-07-31)31 July 1986 (aged 25) 48 2 Al-Khor 15 2DF Waleed Bahar (1991-04-27)27 April 1991 (aged 21) 4 0 Al-Shorta 16 2DF Samal Saeed (1987-12-01)1 December 1987 (aged 24) 50 2 Free Agent 19 2DF Hussam Kadhim (1987-10-17)17 October 1987 (aged 24) 6 0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 21 2DF Ali Bahjat (1992-03-03)3 March 1992 (aged 20) 0 0 Dohuk 4 3MF Qusay Munir (1981-04-04)4 April 1981 (aged 31) 82 6 Baghdad 5 3MF Ibrahim Kamil (1988-09-09)9 September 1988 (aged 23) 4 0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 3MF Fareed Majeed (1986-08-17)17 August 1986 (aged 25) 13 0 Al Shorta 11 3MF Abbas Rehema (1989-07-01)1 July 1989 (aged 22) 1 0 Najaf 13 3MF Karrar Jassim (1987-03-15)15 March 1987 (aged 25) 49 6 Ajman Club 18 3MF Mahdi Karim (1977-12-10)10 December 1977 (aged 34) 92 12 Arbil 20 3MF Muthana Khalid (1989-06-14)14 June 1989 (aged 23) 26 0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 23 3MF Ahmed Yasin (1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (aged 21) 0 0 Örebro SK 7 4FW Ali Salah (1987-11-02)2 November 1987 (aged 24) 4 0 Free Agent 8 4FW Hammadi Ahmad (1993-10-18)18 October 1993 (aged 18) 3 0 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 9 4FW Mustafa Karim (1987-07-21)21 July 1987 (aged 24) 40 5 El-Ittihad El-Iskandary 10 4FW Luay Salah (Ruled out due to injury) (1980-02-07)7 February 1980 (aged 32) 22 4 Arbil 17 4FW Alaa Abdul-Zahra (1985-12-22)22 December 1985 (aged 26) 38 8 Qatar SC

Lebanon

Coach: Theo Bücker

Sudan

Coach: Mohamed Abdallah

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Ehab Zoghbair El-Merreikh 16 1GK Al-Mouez Mahjoub Al-Hilal 21 1GK Mohamed Adam Amal Atbara 2 2DF El-Tahir El Haj El-Merreikh 19 2DF Sami Abdalla Amal Atbara 4 2DF Motasim El Manaqil El-Neel 13 2DF Amer Adil Ahli Al-Khartoum 5 2DF Moawya El-Amin El-Neel 3 2DF Mowaia Bashir Al-Hilal 14 2DF Alsadig Srir Hilal Alsahel 8 3MF Ahmed Martin Idris Hay Al Arab 12 3MF Badr Qalag El-Merreikh 20 3MF Mohammed Hasan Khartoum 9 3MF Mohamed Mosa Khartoum 23 3MF Mortada Kabeer Hilal Kadgouli 22 4FW Mohamed Ahmed Bashir Al-Wehda 6 4FW Ramadan Alagab El-Merreikh 17 4FW Nasr Eldin Jojo Ahli Al-Khartoum 11 4FW Mohamed Abd Al Momen Ankba Khartoum 7 4FW Ahmed Adil Hamad Al-Mourada 18 4FW Amin Ibrahim Khartoum 15 4FW Osama Idriss El-Ta'aysha El-Neel

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