This will be the 23-year-old winger's second stint in Europe after playing two seasons in Cyprus with APOEL, where he assisted the club to the 2018-2019 Cypriot League and 2019 Super Cup.

Al Taamari started his career in Jordan with Shabab Al Ordon in 2016 and made his international debut the same year, featuring in three matches in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 and scoring against Syria in the group stage.

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The 31-year-old midfielder signed with Al Ahli for one season with an option to renew the contract with the nine-time Saudi Pro League champions.

After playing for the youth teams of Wydad Casablanca, Fettouhi started his professional career in France with Le Havre before spending four seasons with second division outfit FC Istres.

The Uzbekistan squad features 11 players from Pakhtakor, the Tashkent club which exited the 2020 AFC Champions League after a 2-0 quarter-final defeat by Iranian champions Persepolis FC in Qatar last week.

Persepolis, who later went on to qualify for December’s continental final by beating Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr, have supplied five players in the Iranian travelling party, which arrived in Tashkent on Tuesday night.

The title meant Korea Republic would lead Asia's challenge in the Tokyo Olympics and it was a mission head coach Kim Hak-bum was relishing.

The COVID-19 pandemic, however, brought the world to a screeching halt as the Tokyo Olympics, pushed to next year, was among numerous sporting events either postponed or cancelled.

The I-League Qualifier - the first sporting event in India since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic - will feature ARA FC from Gujarat, Kolkata's Bhawanipore FC, Garhwal FC of New Delhi, FC Bengaluru United of Bengaluru and Kolkata's Mohammedan SC.

The five teams set up base in the centralised venue of Kolkata several days ago as part of the safety measures require those involved to undergo a four-day isolation period.

With the tournament having been rescheduled from last February to December due to the COVID-19 pandemic, head coach Younis Al Fahdi is determined to ensure Oman's competitive edge with the friendlies.

A domestic training camp will begin mid-October, before the squad sets up base in the United Arab Emirates, where the 18-day camp will consist matches against national teams and local clubs.