Category: NEWS

International call-ups for Al-Sadd trio

The Al-Sadd trio of Baghdad Bounedjah, Jung Woo-young, and Andre Ayew received international call-ups ahead of the upcoming FIFA matchdays in September, which will see two matches in the qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Bounedjah is scheduled to play for Algeria against Djibouti, on the 2nd of September in Group A, and then against Burkina Faso on the 7th of the same month. ... 

Al-Sadd resume training to prepare for the new season

The Al Sadd first team continued training today, after getting a day off from training on Saturday, following the squad’s return from the overseas camp in Barcelona in preparation for the new 2021-22 season.

The coaching staff of the team, led by the head coach Xavi Hernandez, is aiming to have the players reach their top levels, both physically and technically, before the start of the league campaign. Al Sadd is scheduled to face Al Sailiya in the first round of the 2021-22 QNB Stars League on the 12th of September. ... 

Al-Sadd resume training in Doha after Barcelona camp

The Al-Sadd football first team resumed training today, Wednesday, in Doha, after returning from the overseas camp that was held in Barcelona from 2-14 August.

The Wolves trained in the absence of the Qatari international players who are currently with the senior national team in preparation for the European qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, in addition to the players of the U-23 team, preparing for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers. ... 

Al-Sadd squad to return to Doha on Saturday, Ali Asad gets national team call-up

The Al-Sadd first team squad is set to return to Doha on Saturday after the end of the overseas training camp in Olot, which was held from the 2nd to the 14th of August, as part of the preparations for the new season.

The Wolves underwent intense training during the camp and played friendlies against Spanish sides Figueres and Sabadell, in which the coaching staff selected several young players to add to their experience. ... 

Al Sadd lose 3-2 to Sabadell in second preseason friendly

Al-Sadd lost 3-2 to Spanish side CE Sabadell in the second friendly of the overseas training camp in Olot, which was held as part of the preparations for the new 2021-22 season.

Sabadell opened the scoring in the 5th minute, before Andre Ayew equalised for Al-Sadd in the 40th minute. After the halftime break, Sabadell went ahead once again. Santi Cazorla then levelled the score in the 72nd minute. Sabadell scored the third and final goal in the 89th minute. ... 

Al-Sadd set to face Sabadell before returning to Doha on Saturday

The Al-Sadd first team is set to face off with Spanish side Sabadell in their second friendly game of the ongoing preseason training camp in Olot. The match is scheduled to kick off at 6:30 PM local time on Friday, which corresponds to 7:30 PM Doha time.

This game will be Al-Sadd’s last of the 2021-22 preseason camp, after the first friendly against Figueres, which saw the Wolves win 5-3. ... 

Xavi: We want to repeat last season’s achievements

Al-Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez expressed his satisfaction with his team’s preparations for the new season, and affirmed the aim of repeating the previous season’s achievements.

Speaing on the sidelines of the preseason training camp, Xavi said: “We are at the start of the new season, at our training camp in Olot, Catalonia.” ... 

Al Sadd defeat Figueres 5-3 in first preseason friendly in Olot

Al Sadd defeaeted Spanish side Figueres 5-3 in the first friendly match of the preseason camp in Olot, in preparation for the new season.

The Wolves started the game with a lineup consisting of Yousef Al Balushi, Jung Woo-young, Abdulrahman Al Nuaimi, Abdulrahman Rashid, Faisal Azadi, Guilherme Torres, Rodrigo Tabata, Santi Cazorla, Andre Ayew, and Baghdad Bounedjah. ... 

Al-Sadd face Figueres in first preseason friendly

Al Sadd is set to play the first friendly game of the ongoing training camp in the Spanish city of Olot, as part of its preparations for the new 2021-22 season.

The Wolves are scheduled to play UD Figueres on Monday, August 9 with kick-off at 6:45 pm Spanish time.

The team resumed its training on Sunday over one period, with the coaching staff focused on training with the ball, which included both defensive and offensive aspects. ... 

Cazorla: We are working hard at the preseason camp, we want to win all the titles again

Al-Sadd’s Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla stressed on the importance of preparing well for the new season, which he expects to be “difficult.”

Speaking in an exclusive interview with the club website, Cazorla said: “We are doing well in the training camp, we are working very hard. We have time to prepare and come into the first game in the best way, so we have to continue like this.” ...