The Saudi Arabian Youth Handball Team opens the second stage of preparation for participation in the ninth Asian Junior Team Championship (World Junior Championship Qualification – Croatia 2023), which is scheduled to be held in the Kingdom of Bahrain from August 16-27, 2022 AD ., by creating a covered camp. Closed between 1-19 July 2022 AD in the Eastern Province, it was decided that the third and final stage of preparation would be immediately after the end of the inner camp, setting up an outer camp between July 20 and August 11, 2022.
The Spaniard Julien is the coach of Al-Akhdar Juniors, while national coach Hashem Al-Shurafa leads the coach, former international Yasser Al-Shahoor as national team manager, Sami Al-Fadl as administrator, Hussein Al-Khuwaildi. as Administrative Assistant, Youssef Al Yacoub as Technical Analyst and Treatment Specialist Hassan Al Abd Al Ali.
The green list of the inner camp includes 26 players: Hussain Al-Safwani, Hussain Freij, Ahmed Al-Said, Ali Al-Maqqab, Muhammad Al-Dorora “Min Al-Noor”, Jawad Al-Saffar, Sajjad Al-Fardan, Ali Al -Howildi, Hasan Al Quseir, Muhammad Al Qaeed “from Mudar”, Daniel Al Shuwayhat, Qasem Al Turki, Hassan Al Triki, Mahdi Mahmoud “from the Persian Gulf”, Hussein Al Mowais, Hassan Al Shiti, Ali Al Quraish “from Al Safa”, Maitham Abu Sarir, Mahdi Al Abbas, Jawad Al Abbas “from Al Hud”, Ahmed Taweelb “from the Ocean”, Attiya Allah Al Harbi, Sahel Baz “from Al Wahd ”, Muhammad Al-Hamad, Muhammad Al-Ali “from Al-Qara”.
It is noteworthy that the draw of the Asian Championship placed the Saudi Arabia team in the second group, next to the teams: Japan, Qatar, Emirates, Iraq, Kuwait, and the first group included the teams: Bahrain, Iran, India, Korea. and Uzbekistan.