Football at the 2023 Arab Games – squads

Last updated May 14, 2025

Below are the squads for the Football at the 2023 Arab Games , hosted by Algeria, taking place between 2 and 14 July 2023.

Group A

Algeria

Coach: Rachid Aït-Mohamed

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Soufiane Abed	(2000-05-13)13 May 2000 (aged 23)	CS Constantine
16	1 GK	Redouane Maachou (captain)	(2001-02-04)4 February 2001 (aged 22)	USM Bel Abbès
23	1 GK	Hamza Boualem	(2004-09-20)20 September 2004 (aged 18)	USM Alger

2	2 DF	Mohamed Imad Reguieg	(2002-06-02)2 June 2002 (aged 21)	MC Oran
3	2 DF	Abdelkader Menezla	(2001-01-06)6 January 2001 (aged 22)	MC Alger
4	2 DF	Abdessamed Bounacer	(2004-12-11)11 December 2004 (aged 18)	USM Alger
5	2 DF	Abderrahim Hamra	(1997-06-21)21 June 1997 (aged 26)	ASO Chlef
12	2 DF	Fares Nechat Djabri	(2001-05-25)25 May 2001 (aged 22)	JS Kabylie
17	2 DF	Yacine Zeghad	(2001-11-29)29 November 2001 (aged 21)	NC Magra
22	2 DF	Mohamed Ayoub Zendaoui	(2002-05-02)2 May 2002 (aged 21)	Paradou AC

6	3 MF	Mahdi Slamani	(2003-07-05)5 July 2003 (aged 19)	MC Alger
7	3 MF	Nacer Marouane Benzid	(2001-02-20)20 February 2001 (aged 22)	MC El Bayadh
8	3 MF	Mohamed Kerroum	(2000-06-27)27 June 2000 (aged 23)	Paradou AC
10	3 MF	Akram Bouras	(2002-02-23)23 February 2002 (aged 21)	CR Belouizdad
14	3 MF	Islam Zermane	(2002-02-23)23 February 2002 (aged 21)	CS Constantine
18	3 MF	Oussama Benhaoua	(2002-04-10)10 April 2002 (aged 21)	MC Alger
19	3 MF	Mohamed Ait El Hadj	(2002-03-22)22 March 2002 (aged 21)	USM Alger
20	3 MF	Belhadj Chekal Affari	(2003-03-05)5 March 2003 (aged 20)	CS Constantine

9	4 FW	Mohamed Djenidi	(2002-07-10)10 July 2002 (aged 20)	USM Alger
11	4 FW	Massinissa Nait Salem	(2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 22)	JS Kabylie
13	4 FW	Youcef Aouissi	(2003-01-02)2 January 2003 (aged 20)	ES Setif
15	4 FW	Mounder Temine	(2001-09-15)15 September 2001 (aged 21)	CS Constantine
21	4 FW	Boualem Sryer	(2001-06-08)8 June 2001 (aged 22)	ASO Chlef

Oman

Coach: Akram Habreesh

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1 GK	Maitham Al Ajmi	(2002-05-22)22 May 2002 (aged 21)	Al-Ittihad
1 GK	Salem Al Dawodi		Al-Orouba
1 GK	Mazen Al Harrasi	(2003-01-28)28 January 2003 (aged 20)	Muscat

2 DF	Ayman Karim Al-Nabhani	(2003-07-27)27 July 2003 (aged 19)	Al-Hamra
2 DF	Basel Al Jaberi		Oman
2 DF	Abdullah Al-Fleti		Al-Shabab
2 DF	Khalid Al-Ghatrifi		Fanja

3 MF	Nasser Al-Rawahi	(2001-06-26)26 June 2001 (aged 22)	Suwaiq
3 MF	Ali Hassan Al-Bulushi	(2004-05-02)2 May 2004 (aged 19)	Oman
3 MF	Ahad Al-Mashaikhi	(2003-05-30)30 May 2003 (aged 20)	Muscat
3 MF	Osama Al-Hadabi	(2002-09-10)10 September 2002 (aged 20)	Omaha Mavericks
3 MF	Omran Al Nomani
3 MF	Abdul Hafez Al-Mukhaini		Al-Orouba
3 MF	Saeed Al-Salami	(2001-11-06)6 November 2001 (aged 21)	Muscat
3 MF	Abdul Majeed Al-Balushi	(2004-01-15)15 January 2004 (aged 19)	Oman
3 MF	Mohammed Beit Subei	(2004-11-09)9 November 2004 (aged 18)	Salalah
3 MF	Mohammed Al-Hinai		Al-Nahda

4 FW	Al Faraj Al Kiyomi		Al-Bashaer
4 FW	Salem Al-Abdulsalam		Dhofar
4 FW	Omar Al-Salti	(2002-02-17)17 February 2002 (aged 21)	Al-Orouba
4 FW	Yusuf Al-Ghaliani		Al-Orouba
4 FW	Asad Al-Balushi		Ahli Sidab
4 FW	Nibras Al-Maashari	(2002-05-01)1 May 2002 (aged 21)	Muscat

Lebanon

Lebanon announced their squad on 29 June 2023.^[1]

Coach: Miguel Moreira

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1 GK	Hadi Kanj	(2001-09-14)14 September 2001 (aged 21)	Al-Ansar
1 GK	Rami Mjalli	(2003-10-15)15 October 2003 (aged 19)	Chênois
1 GK	Anthony Maassry	(2004-02-10)10 February 2004 (aged 19)	Montfermeil

2 DF	Sajed Amhaz	(2002-02-19)19 February 2002 (aged 21)	Chabab Ghazieh
2 DF	Ibrahim Chami	(2003-12-12)12 December 2003 (aged 19)	FC Laval
2 DF	Ali Hakim	(2003-06-10)10 June 2003 (aged 20)	Akhaa Ahli Aley
2 DF	Ali Alrida Ismail	(2003-07-08)8 July 2003 (aged 19)	Nejmeh
2 DF	Alex Rattel		Al-Ansar
2 DF	Mohamad Safwan	(2003-03-10)10 March 2003 (aged 20)	Nejmeh

3 MF	Hassan Farhat		Al-Ahed
3 MF	Mohamad Ghamlouch	(2003-05-19)19 May 2003 (aged 20)	Nejmeh
3 MF	Mohamad Haidar	(2001-01-02)2 January 2001 (aged 22)	Shabab Al-Sahel
3 MF	Mohammad Al Massri	(2001-06-22)22 June 2001 (aged 22)	Al-Ansar
3 MF	Karim Mekkaoui	(2001-04-19)19 April 2001 (aged 22)	Ayia Napa
3 MF	Hussein Saleh	(2002-02-26)26 February 2002 (aged 21)	Racing Beirut

4 FW	Samuel Harb	(2002-04-18)18 April 2002 (aged 21)	Alverca B
4 FW	Ali Kassas	(2003-05-25)25 May 2003 (aged 20)	Nejmeh
4 FW	Said Saad	(2002-05-21)21 May 2002 (aged 21)	Shabab Al-Sahel
4 FW	Omar Sabbagh	(2002-10-30)30 October 2002 (aged 20)	UC San Diego Tritons
4 FW	Mohamed Sabbah	(2002-05-20)20 May 2002 (aged 21)	Free agent
4 FW	Mohammad Serdah	(2003-06-13)13 June 2003 (aged 20)	Chabab Ghazieh

Sudan

Coach: Mounir Lehbab

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Mohamed Madani Al-Beshara	(2005-10-16)16 October 2005 (aged 17)	Al-Merrikh
3	2 DF	Mohamed Hassoun Babeker	(2003-10-16)16 October 2003 (aged 19)
4	2 DF	Abdelsamat Omar Ahmed	(2005-05-04)4 May 2005 (aged 18)	Al-Hilal
6	3 MF	Elborae Gamal Elhag	(2005-01-18)18 January 2005 (aged 18)	Al-Ahli Merowe
7		Abaker Adam	(2004-01-01)1 January 2004 (aged 19)	Al-Merrikh
9	4 FW	Ali Abdalla Hamadalnile Ali	(2003-03-17)17 March 2003 (aged 20)	Hay Al-Wady
10	3 MF	Al-Jezoli Nouh (c)	(2002-10-24)24 October 2002 (aged 20)	Al-Merrikh
11	3 MF	Suleiman Ezzalla Hamouda	(2005-02-10)10 February 2005 (aged 18)	Al-Hilal
12	3 MF	Abdalla Osman Idris Mohamed	(2006-07-23)23 July 2006 (aged 16)
14	4 FW	Sheikh-Aldeen Abdel-Mahmoud	(2002-03-28)28 March 2002 (aged 21)
17	2 DF	Marwan Taha Salih	(2006-01-10)10 January 2006 (aged 17)
18	2 DF	Mosab Abdallah Mahmoud Eisa	(2004-05-02)2 May 2004 (aged 19)
19	4 FW	Mazin Fadhl Al-Bahli Tawer	(2008-07-26)26 July 2008 (aged 14)
21	4 FW	Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed	(2005-01-01)1 January 2005 (aged 18)
22	3 MF	Zahir Toto Galis Kgak	(2007-01-14)14 January 2007 (aged 16)	Al-Shorta Algadarf
	3 MF	Zeryab Yousef Dongs	(2004-07-12)12 July 2004 (aged 18)	Al-Hilal
		Esmat Hassab Al-Bagi	(2002-09-10)10 September 2002 (aged 20)
		Muhanad Kamal Mohamed	(2004-02-20)20 February 2004 (aged 19)
		Maysara Abdel-Aziz	(2006-11-09)9 November 2006 (aged 16)	Hay El-Arab

Group B

Saudi Arabia

Coach: Marcos Soares

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Bilal Al-Dawaa	(2004-06-12)12 June 2004 (aged 19)	Ettifaq
2	2 DF	Ahmed Al-Jelidan	(2004-03-08)8 March 2004 (aged 19)	Al-Fateh
3	2 DF	Saleh Barnawi	(2007-02-08)8 February 2007 (aged 16)	Al-Hilal
4	2 DF	Mohammed Baker	(2004-04-08)8 April 2004 (aged 19)	Al-Ahli
5	2 DF	Mohammed Barnawi	(2005-08-07)7 August 2005 (aged 17)	Al-Hilal
6	2 DF	Waleed Ayash	(2004-04-22)22 April 2004 (aged 19)	Al-Nassr
7	3 MF	Ziyad Al-Ghamdi	(2005-02-16)16 February 2005 (aged 18)	Al-Ahli
8	3 MF	Abdullah Al-Zaid	(2004-01-08)8 January 2004 (aged 19)	Al-Hilal
9	4 FW	Abdulaziz Al-Othman	(2004-01-03)3 January 2004 (aged 19)	Al-Qadsiah
10	3 MF	Suhaib Al-Zaid	(2004-08-12)12 August 2004 (aged 18)	Al-Hilal
14	2 DF	Meshal Alaeli	(2004-06-17)17 June 2004 (aged 19)	Ettifaq
15	3 MF	Ahmed Al-Baddah	(2004-06-03)3 June 2004 (aged 19)	Al-Faisaly
16	3 MF	Abbas Al-Hassan	(2004-02-22)22 February 2004 (aged 19)	Al-Fateh
17	4 FW	Ammar Al-Khaibari	(2004-09-03)3 September 2004 (aged 18)	Al-Shabab
18	3 MF	Mohammed Al-Zaid	(2004-01-08)8 January 2004 (aged 19)	Al-Hilal
19	3 MF	Younes Al Shanqeeti	(2004-01-06)6 January 2004 (aged 19)	Al-Hilal
20	3 MF	Faisal Al-Abdulwahed	(2004-12-29)29 December 2004 (aged 18)	Al-Fateh
21	1 GK	Muhannad Al-Yahya	(2004-09-19)19 September 2004 (aged 18)	Al-Fateh
22	1 GK	Hamed Al-Shanqiti	(2005-04-26)26 April 2005 (aged 18)	Al-Shabab
23	3 MF	Marwan Al-Sahafi	(2004-02-17)17 February 2004 (aged 19)	Al-Ittihad
24	4 FW	Majed Khalifa	(2004-06-02)2 June 2004 (aged 19)	Al-Ahli
26	3 MF	Abdullah Al-Dawsari	(2004-11-03)3 November 2004 (aged 18)	Al-Hilal
	2 DF	Khaled Asiri	(2004-11-27)27 November 2004 (aged 18)	Al-Shabab

Syria

Coach: Tamer Hasan

Palestine

Palestine announced their squad on 1 July 2023.^[2]

Coach: Ihab Abu Jazar

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Anwar Al-Aqraa	(2002-06-30)30 June 2002 (aged 21)	Islami Qalqilya
2	2 DF	Yazan Sharha		Thaqafi Tulkarem
3	3 MF	Ahmad Kallab	(2001-11-08)8 November 2001 (aged 21)	Ittihad Khanyounis
4	2 DF	Ali Rabei	(2002-10-09)9 October 2002 (aged 20)	Ahli Al-Khaleel
5	2 DF	Ibrahim Abu Ameer	(2002-10-18)18 October 2002 (aged 20)	Khadamat Rafah
6	3 MF	Qais Taha	(2003-07-23)23 July 2003 (aged 19)	Thaqafi Tulkarem
7	4 FW	Khaled Al-Nabris	(2003-03-27)27 March 2003 (aged 20)	Ittihad Khanyounis
8	3 MF	Muhannad Hassanein	(2003-05-14)14 May 2003 (aged 20)	Khadamat Rafah
9	3 MF	Zaid Qunbar	(2002-09-04)4 September 2002 (aged 20)	Jabal Al-Mukaber
10	4 FW	Anas Al-Khatib	(2001-09-07)7 September 2001 (aged 21)	Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
11	4 FW	Samer Zubaida	(2001-04-26)26 April 2001 (aged 22)	Hilal Al-Quds
12	2 DF	Omar Kayed	(2001-07-18)18 July 2001 (aged 21)	Tripoli
13	3 MF	Sadeq Obaid	(2002-04-26)26 April 2002 (aged 21)	Hilal Al-Quds
15	3 MF	Wajdi Nabhan	(2001-07-27)27 July 2001 (aged 21)	Shabab Al-Bireh Institute
16	1 GK	Mahdi Assi	(2004-12-24)24 December 2004 (aged 18)	Shabab Al-Bireh Institute
17	4 FW	Reebal Dahamshi	(2002-06-08)8 June 2002 (aged 21)	Abna Zafla
18	4 FW	Ahmed Daghim	(2001-04-07)7 April 2001 (aged 22)	B.93
19	3 MF	Hamza Hussein	(2002-05-02)2 May 2002 (aged 21)	Al-Ansar
20	4 FW	Gibrán Haj Yousef	(2001-01-27)27 January 2001 (aged 22)	Mineros de Guayana
21	2 DF	Muhammad Abu Awwad	(2001-03-24)24 March 2001 (aged 22)	Shabab Alsamu
22	1 GK	Abdul Hadi Yassin	(2004-05-01)1 May 2004 (aged 19)	Bnei Sakhnin
23	2 DF	Amro Rezeq	(2003-04-23)23 April 2003 (aged 20)	Gaza Sports Club

Mauritania

Mauritania announced their squad on 28 June 2023.^[3]

Coach: Taleb Lemrabott

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Abderrahmane Sarr	(2005-04-01)1 April 2005 (aged 18)	ASAC Concorde
	1 GK	Aly Keita		Chemal FC
	1 GK	Mohamed El Mokhtar	(2002-10-10)10 October 2002 (aged 20)	AS Douanes
	2 DF	Oumar Boushab	(2004-06-20)20 June 2004 (aged 19)	AS Douanes
	2 DF	Mohamed Sarr	(2002-10-28)28 October 2002 (aged 20)	Nouakchott Kings
	2 DF	Saïd Imigine		Elite Falcons FC
	2 DF	Cheikh Baye		Nouakchott Kings
	2 DF	Ramdane Zweide	(2001-03-25)25 March 2001 (aged 22)	Nouakchott Kings
	2 DF	Mohamed Cissokho		ASAC Concorde
	2 DF	El Mokhtar Bilal	(2001-04-15)15 April 2001 (aged 22)	AS Douanes
	2 DF	Abou Sy		Chemal FC
	3 MF	Issa Konaté	(2001-12-31)31 December 2001 (aged 21)	ASAC Concorde
	3 MF	Oumar M’bareck	(2002-03-15)15 March 2002 (aged 21)	FC Nouadhibou
	3 MF	Ely Bowba		AS Douanes
	3 MF	Amar Haidara	(2003-11-28)28 November 2003 (aged 19)	Diambars FC
	3 MF	Mamadou Ly		Génération Foot
	3 MF	Mata Magassa		AS Douanes
	3 MF	Eddey Sidi	(2003-07-05)5 July 2003 (aged 19)	Chemal FC
	4 FW	Hmeyda El Wely		Al Jazirah Al Hamra
	4 FW	Salem M’bareck	(2002-03-06)6 March 2002 (aged 21)	AS Douanes
	4 FW	El Hassen Demba		AS Douanes
	4 FW	Adama Diallo		AS Garde Nationale
	4 FW	Cheikh Kamara	(2001-06-23)23 June 2001 (aged 22)	FC Nouadhibou

References

↑ منتخب لبنان الأولمبي يغادر الى الجزائر [Lebanon Olympic team leaves for Algeria] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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↑ "Jeux Arabes 2023 – Mauritanie : Taleb Lemrabott annonce son groupe pour le tournoi". Africa Foot United (in French). Sédric Maurace Assogba. 28 June 2023.

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[1] منتخب لبنان الأولمبي يغادر الى الجزائر [Lebanon Olympic team leaves for Algeria] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[2] ↑

[3] "Jeux Arabes 2023 – Mauritanie : Taleb Lemrabott annonce son groupe pour le tournoi". Africa Foot United (in French). Sédric Maurace Assogba. 28 June 2023.

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