One of the distinctive
features of Jamal Mahmoud's latest squad was the inclusion of several new
players currently plying their trade in the Lebanese Premier League. It was
thought that their presence would help provide the team with added depth
especially with the absences of Ismail Amour, Murad Alyan, Imad Zatara,
Abdelatif Bahdari, Omar Jarun, Roberto Bishara, and Ali El-Khatib. The UAE's
reluctance to issue them entry visas however has scuppered Jamal Mahmoud's plan
ahead of next month's Challenge Cup. The diplomatic kerfuffle has already
caused the players to miss the first week of camp as well as Friday's friendly
against the UAE. It seems highly unlikely that Mahmoud would include any of the
players in the final squad without having seen them in action. As a result the
final squad almost picks itself- Abdelatif Bahdari whose name is included in
the preliminary list of 30 players- is ruled out due to Hajer's refusal to
release him. His partner in defence, Omar Jarun, is in camp but his
participation is limited to the Azerbaijan
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That leaves Mahmoud with five cuts (possibly six- if Murad Ismail joins up) to make. If none of the Lebanon-based players can gain entry into the UAE then
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