AFC Champions League: Al-Sadd squad reaches Riyadh and enters bio-bubble

The Al-Sadd first team delegation arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday evening and entered a specialised bio-bubble in the Burj Al Rafal hotel, ahead of their participation in the AFC Champions League 2021 group stage, which is to be played from 14-29 April.

The Wolves have been placed in Group D of the competition, alongside Al-Nassr (Saudi Arabia), Al-Wehdat (Jordan) and Foolad (Iran).

The Al-Sadd delegation consists of 24 players, in addition to technical staff and team officials led by the club’s general manager Turki Al-Ali.

Full squad: Saad Al-Dossari, Meshaal Barsham, Jehad Muhammad, Yousuf Al-Balushi, Ahmed Sayyar, Pedro Miguel, Hassan Al-Haydos, Nam Tae-hee, Muhammad Waad, Khoukhi Boualem, Guilherme Torres, Rodrigo Tabata, Baghdad Bounedjah, Salem Al-Hajri, Tarek Salman, Yousuf Abdurisag, Hussam Kamal, Musab Khidir, Ahmed Suhail, Bahaa Al-Laithi, Hashem Ali, Abdelkarim Hassan, Santi Cazorla, Ali Asad.

After arriving in Riyadh, the Al-Sadd players underwent COVID-19 tests, before moving to their rooms, where they will quarantine until the arrival of the results of their last tests.

Al-Sadd will begin the campaign against Foolad on Wednesday at the King Fahd International Stadium.