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Coach Ghotbi summons thirty players to camp

By: Afshin Afshar | November 3rd, 2009 | No Comments »

Afshin GhotbiCoach Afshin Ghotbi invited 30 players to Team Melli camp in preparation for the November 14 Asian Cup Qualifier against Jordan in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium.

Team Melli will play friendly matches with Iceland on November 10 and Macedonia on November 18.

Iran is currently at the top of Group 5 of the 2010 Asian Cup qualifying groups.

Goalkeepers:
Mehdi Rahmati, Vahid Taleblu, Misaq Memarzadeh, Sosha Makani

Defenders:
Mohammad Nosrati, Seyyed Jalal Hosseini, Amir Hossein Sadeghi, Hadi Aghili, Farshid Talebi, Hossein Kabi, Hashem Beikzadeh, Khosro Heydari

Midfielders:
Javad Nekounam, Masoud Shojaei, Andranik Teymourian, Mohammad Reza Khalatbari, Javad Kazemian, Majid Gholamnejad, Pejman Noori, Amir Hossein Feshangchi, Farhad Majidi, Mohammad Noori, Iman Mobali

Strikers:
Ehsan Hajsafi, Milad Meidavudi, Arash Borhani, Karim Ansarifard, Amir Mohebi, Mehrzad Madanchi, Mojtaba Zarei


Tags: Asian Cup, Group 5, Iceland, Jordan, Macedonia, Team Melli

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