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	Khalid Sharhili	(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
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
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
7	4FW	Ali Salah	(1987-11-02)2 November 1987 (aged 24)	4	0	Free Agent
8	4FW	Hammadi Ahmad	(1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 22)	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
11	3MF	Abbas Rehema	(1989-07-01)1 July 1989 (aged 22)	1	0	Najaf
12	1GK	Mohammed Gassid	(1986-12-10)10 December 1986 (aged 25)	54	0	Al-Talaba
13	3MF	Karrar Jassim	(1987-03-15)15 March 1987 (aged 25)	49	6	Ajman Club
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
17	4FW	Alaa Abdul-Zahra	(1985-12-22)22 December 1985 (aged 26)	38	8	Qatar SC
18	3MF	Mahdi Karim	(1977-12-10)10 December 1977 (aged 34)	92	12	Arbil
19	2DF	Hussam Kadhim	(1987-10-17)17 October 1987 (aged 24)	6	0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
20	3MF	Muthana Khalid	(1989-06-14)14 June 1989 (aged 23)	26	0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
21	2DF	Ali Bahjat	(1992-03-03)3 March 1992 (aged 20)	0	0	Dohuk
22	1GK	Noor Sabri	(1980-06-06)6 June 1980 (aged 32)	63	0	Najaf
23	3MF	Ahmed Yasin	(1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (aged 21)	0	0	Örebro SK

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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