The AFC U-23 Cup Qatar 2024 is a platform for Qatar to reach the Paris 2024 Olympics

The stars of the Qatari Olympic team are looking forward to qualifying for the global sports forum

Doha, State of Qatar – The stars of the Qatari Olympic team confirmed their determination to achieve honorable results in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024, and to reserve a ticket to the Summer Olympic Games, the Paris 2024 Olympics, to participate for the first time in 32 years, after it appeared for the last time in the World Sports Forum in the 1992 edition.

After the Qatari team won the 2023 Asian Cup for the second time in its history, and Qatar reached the podium in the Asian Championship Cup twice in a row, the Qatari Olympic team’s star defender, Jassim Jaber, expressed his happiness at recently achieving the continental championship title, and expressed his aspiration to achieve another victory in the continental championship. Which will be hosted by Qatar during the period from April 15 to May 3, and to reserve a place in the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics.

He said in this context: “I feel proud to participate in an achievement that enhances the successful record of the Qatari team, which won the Asian Cup twice in a row. I hope that we will once again reach the podium in this edition of the AFC U-23 Cup and reach the Olympics after our absence from the event.” global for a long time.

Qatar’s hosting of the Under-23 Continental Championship on its soil will contribute to enhancing the performance of the Qatari Olympic team, which will play on its soil and among its fans, which constitutes an incentive for the players to make the maximum effort possible and showcase their football skills on the road to achieving another historic success that will be added to the record of honorable achievements of Qatari football.

In this regard, goalkeeper Youssef Abdullah pointed out that playing in front of the fans constitutes a great support and incentive for ambitious players to reach the 2024 Paris Olympics, and he said: “In my position as goalkeeper, I am well aware of the responsibility placed on my shoulders, but thanks to the support of our fans, who constitute player No. 12, I hope we can achieve success and qualify for the Summer Olympics in Paris this year.”

For his part, Mohammed Ayyash, who plays for Al Rayyan Club in the Qatar Stars League, said that he feels very excited to participate in the tournament, win the title, and for Qatari football to return to the Olympic Games. He added: “It has been a long time since we participated in the Olympic Games. We are determined to achieve something in this tournament. We want to make history again here on Qatar.”

It is noteworthy that the 1992 Summer Olympics, which was held in Barcelona, ​​witnessed the last appearance of the Qatari national team, which included among its ranks at that time brilliant names from the golden generation who were able to achieve great success for Qatari football. At the forefront of the team was the legendary player Mansour Moftah. Thirty-two years later, Tamim, Mansour Muftah’s son, looks forward to following in his father’s footsteps and achieving more honorable successes.

He added: “I aspire to continue my father’s path and achieve victories that inspire pride and honor. We can achieve what we want with the support of our fans and their standing together by our side, and I look forward to participating in qualifying for the Olympic Games.”

The teams that finish in the top three places in the AFC U-23 Cup Qatar 2024 will qualify to participate in the next Summer Olympics, while the team that comes in fourth will face a team from Africa in a decisive playoff for the last card. The sixth edition of the continental under-23 championship will witness sixteen promising age groups competing to win the title of the tournament, which is being held for the first time in stadiums that have witnessed World Cup matches.

The Qatari national team began its campaign in the AFC U-23 Cup Qatar 2024 with a well-deserved victory over Indonesia with two unanswered goals. Al-Anabi is scheduled to meet the Jordanian national team in an anticipated match on April 18, at 6:30 pm at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, before concluding the group stage by facing Australia on April 21, at 6:30 pm in the same stadium.

Tickets are available for purchase through the official Hayya to Qatar mobile application, with prices starting from 15 Qatari riyals for matches in the group stage. Fans coming from outside Qatar can also purchase tickets through the same platform. Specialized tickets are available for people with disabilities. Fans with disabilities and special needs can apply to purchase tickets for this category of fans via: [email protected].

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