Pakistan take on powerful a Saudi Arabia in Group 'A' of the Asian U-16 Football Championship today. —White Star/File Photo

LAHORE Pakistan take on powerful Saudi Arabia in Group 'A' of the 14th Asian U-16 Football Championship on Wednesday.

Malaysias Shah Alam Stadium, the largest in the Selangor State, will host the match to kick off at 5.00pm local time. The top two teams and best third-placed side from groups 'A'-'G' qualify for the finals along with the Group 'H' winners.

PAKISTAN

Goalkeepers Ahsanullah (Sindh), Danyal Naeem (Sindh).

Defenders Sher Mohammad (Sindh), Asif Waris (Sindh), Mohammad Sajid, Hasnain Arshed Butt (Sargodha), Shahram Babar, Mohsin Ali, Sibtain Abbas (Faisalabad Whites), Mudassar Mukhtar, Hassan Saleem Khan (Lahore).

Midfielders Abdul Waheed, Irfan Younus (KPT), Mohammad Salman (Wohaib FC).

Strikers Basit Hassan (Karachi Yellow), Mohammad Fazal (Khuzdar), Faheem Ahmed (Punjab), Asad Irfan (Sialkot).

SAUDI ARABIA

Goalkeepers Alshmri, Raed Ali M.Alharbi, Ahmad Ali S.

Defenders Alfahad, Abdullah Fahad A, Zahim, Fahad Ghazi S, Alammar, Abdullah Khalid M, Alqarni, Mohammed Ahmed S, Albukhari, Abdulelah Abdulaziz A, Mobarki, Muath Hassan M, Almithn, Abdullah Mohammed A, Aljarad, Ziyad Abdulmohsen S.

Midfielders Jahfali, Amer Yahya S, Ayman Abdullah F. Ali, Alnakhli, Mohammed Qasem H, Fares Homoud Ayed Al Ahmadi, Alrashdi, Lotfi Alhomair S, Alshelali, Gosay Saad A, Hakami, Mohammed Ali A, Alharbi, Rayan Khalid A.

Strikers Almuwallad, Fahad Mosaed M, Sanani, Emad Hamad H, Hakami, Ahmed Mohammed A, Alghamdi, Raed Abdullah S, Dalbouh, Yazeed Mohammed S.—PPI

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