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LAHORE, Aug 15: Goalkeeper Jaffar Khan will lead the 22-member Pakistan team against Oman in the 14th Asian Cup football qualifiers (Group-C) at the Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad on Wednesday.

It will be the third match between the two countries.

Pakistan were beaten 3-1 in the first match played between them at the Asian Games in Seoul in 1986.

The other match ended in a goalless draw.

Mohammad Essa, who has been appointed captain of the Pakistan under-23 team in the 10th South Asian Games, was named as Jaffar’s deputy.

Thirteen players who had been selected for the first AFC Challenge Cup were retained in the squad while seven players – Zubair Moazzam, Abbas Ali, Javed Hamza, Asif Ayub, Zeeshan Aslam, Naveed Khan and Imran Hussain — failed to get a place.

Meanwhile, Oman has announced a 39-member team for the match.

Squads:

Pakistan:

Goalkeepers: Jaffar Khan (captain), Nadeem Sattar, Aqeel Ahmed, Rao Mohammad Yamin.

Defenders: Tanveer Ahmed, Yasir Sabir, Naveed Akram, Mohammad Imran, Samar Ishaq, Akram Masih.

Midfielders: Farooq Shah, Abdul Aziz, Mohammad Shahid, Saeed Ahmed, Khalid Munir, Adeel Ahmed.

Forwards: Mohammad Essa, Faheem Riaz, Mohammad Rasool, Usman Gondal, Zahid Hameed, Shahid Ahmed.

Mohammad Irfan Niazi (manager), Salman Ahmed Sharida (coach); Tariq Ibrahim and Mohammad Rasheed (assistant coaches), Mohammad Afzal (goalkeeping coach), Dr Kamran (physiotherapist).

Oman:

Hashim Mohamed Saleh (captain), Ali Al Habsi, Juma Al Wahaibi, Said Suwailim, Hassan Al Gheilani, Ahmed Al Mukhaini, Khalifa Al Naufali, Badar Al-Maimani, Sultan Al Touqi, Fawzi Bait Doorbeen, Ismail Al-Ajmi, Amad Al Hosni, Hassan Al Maghni, Mohamed Al-Mukhaini, Rabia Hussain, Yousuf Al-Busaidi, Ahmed Al Mahaijri, Ahmed Bait Said, Younis Al Mushaifri, Mohamed Al-Hinai, Abdullah Said Kamouna, Mohammed Al Lawati, Badar Juma Al-Alawi, Ashraf Bait Taysir, Talal Alfrsi, Ahmed Al Marzooq, Ibrahim Al Ghailani, Anwar Al Alawi, Sulaiman Al-Shukaili, Abdul Al-Ajmy, Hasan Al Mukhaini, Issa Al-Khaifi, Imad Al Gheilani, Bilal Al Saadi, Mohammed Al Balushi, Ibrahim Al Mukhaini, Sulaiman Al Mazroel, Ahmed Al Mukhaini, Ali Al Farsi.