U.23 Yemen brings 3 'heavy artillery' to fight U.23 Vietnam at Viet Tri Stadium: Coach Kim 'examines' carefully

Yemen U.23 team - a direct competitor for the ticket to the 2026 AFC U.23 Championship with Vietnam U.23 - has officially announced the list of 23 players participating in the qualifying round taking place in Viet Tri (Phu Tho).

What is noteworthy about Yemen U.23 personnel ?

All three strikers that the West Asian U.23 Yemen team registered are national team players.

They are Abdulaziz Masnoum, Qassem Al-Sharafi and Hamza Mahrous – the faces who just played for the Yemen national team in the FIFA Days series in June 2025 against Bhutan and Lebanon in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers.

Striker Hamza Mahrous of Yemen U.23

Photo: VFF

Among them, Hamza Mahrous is considered outstanding at only 19 years old but is already the third choice in the national team's attack.

To prepare for the qualifying round, coach Amin Al Suneini and his team have undergone a thorough training process. The team will be stationed in Marib City (Yemen), before going to Fujairah (UAE) to train and play friendly matches with a number of clubs in the country as well as in the UAE.

The results of these matches are not disclosed for professional confidentiality.

In the list of participants in the 2026 AFC U.23 qualifiers, Yemen U.23 only has one player playing abroad, goalkeeper Muhammad Ramadan Shuey Jumaan (currently playing in Saudi Arabia).

Group C schedule

The remaining 22 players are all playing for domestic clubs. Yemeni media also reported that coach Al Suneini had expressed his desire to call up 17-year-old striker Adel Abbas Qasem - a young talent who is considered to have great potential - but was not approved because this player had to concentrate with the Yemen U.20 team to participate in the 2025 West Asian U.20 tournament.

According to plan, U.23 Yemen will travel from Dubai and arrive in Hanoi in the early afternoon of August 31, then continue their journey to Viet Tri.

In the group, the West Asian team will meet U.23 Singapore (3.9), U23 Bangladesh (6.9) and U.23 Vietnam (9.9).

List of Yemen U.23 team participating in the 2026 AFC U.23 qualifiers:

Goalkeepers: Osama Ali Ahmed Makraf, Mabrouk Kamel Mabrouk bin Talib, Muhammad Ramadan Shuey Jumaan

Defenders: Ahmed Muhammad Al-Badawi, Faisal Muhammad Maarouf, Muhammad Saleh Al-Batoul, Imad Hamoud Al-Judeimah, Nasser Hammadi Al-Asabi, Hashem Fouad Al-Khalaqi, Ali Khalid Al-Daqeen, Muhammad Naji Al-Qashmi

Midfielders: Anwar Hussein Al-Tariqi, Muhammad Khalid Muqbel, Hisham Ahmed Balabil, Muhammad Radi Wadi, Mamdouh Saleh bin Ajaj, Nasser Abu Bakr Saleh

Forwards: Hamza Mahrous, Abdulaziz Masnoum, Abdulrahman Al-Shami, Omar Al-Kathiri, Qassem Al-Sharafi, Muhammad Issam Al-Awami

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/u23-yemen-mang-3-trong-phao-dau-u23-viet-nam-tai-san-viet-tri-185250829100744479.htm