The time is edging ever-closer to the Al-Gharafa vs Al-Shorta AFC Champions League Elite match which is scheduled to kick off very soon, and the players have now been announced.
First off, the starting eleven for Al-Gharafa which is confirmed as follows:
Al-Gharafa
Jang, H
Sassi, F
Aron Gunnarsson
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 36
Nationality: Iceland
Place of birth: Akureyri, Iceland
Brahimi, Y
José Luis Mato Sanmartín
Also known as Joselu
Forward
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 88kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Stuttgart, Germany
Al Ganehi, A
Díaz, F
Al Oui, A
Lecomte-Addani, A
Fadlalla, S
Sano, S
The starting line-up for Al-Shorta has also been confirmed as:
Al-Shorta
Mustafa Saadoon #17
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Age: 24
Leonel Ateba #13
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 26
Al-Saedi, H
Al Mawas, M
Shakir, B
Qasim Kadah Subaihawi, A
Mendy, D
Yahya, A
Ashabi, M
Younus, M
Basil, A
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