Oppo ruled out of SAFF C’ship squad

Aug 10, 2013 - 01:29:54 | Shimaz Ali
Oppo and Adubarey, both of them were not in the squad for the upcoming SAFF Championship

Male’, MALDIVES – BG Sports midfielder Ibrahim Fazeel (Oppo) has been ruled out of National Team Squad for the upcoming SAFF Championship to be held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 31st August to 11th September this year.

Speaking to maldivesoccer.com national team coach Istvan Urbanyi said tonight that Oppo is having some injury problems and due to that his performance was not good in the league.

“Oppo is a good player but he is having some injuries and still he needs time to recover. He didn’t perform well in the last matches of the league as well.”

He also said he has included the veteran play maker Ali Umar based on the performance in the league and AFC Cup.

“I have included Ali Umar based on his performance in the league and also in AFC Cup. He has performed very well not even this year but also in last year. He deserved a place in the squad this time.”

“I need some young skillful players and also some experience players.”

Urbanyi also said that he will trim the squad to 20 players after the training camp in Thailand.

“We will trim the squad to 20 players after the training camp in Thailand. I will include three goal keepers in the final squad.”

He also said that Ahmed Niyaz (niya) was included in the squad based on his performance this year.

“Oppo is not with us so Niyaz is a good option for the midfield with Bakaa and Kudattey. Niya has showed that in this season.

Maldives will player their first game against Sri Lanka on 2nd September.

25 player squad

New Radiant

1. Imran Mohamed

2. Ali Umar

3. Ali Ashfaq

4. Ahmed Niyaz

5. Mohamed Sifan

6. Mohamed Umair

7. Akram Abdul Ghani

8. Rilwan Waheed

9. Ali Fasir

10. Ahmed Abdulla

11. Moosa Yamin

12. Hussain Niyaz Mohamed

13. Ismail Easa

Maziya

14. Mohamed Imran

15. Shafiu Ahmed

16. Mohamed Arif

17. Asadhulla Abdulla

18. Ahmed Rasheed

19. Ahmed Nashid

20. Mohamed Rasheed

BG Sports

21. Ibrahim Ifrah Areef

22. Ahmed Zaadh

23. Hassan Adhuham

Eagles

24. Ahmed Imaz

Valencia

25. Mohamed Faisal

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Ali Naushad on Aug 10
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This Squad is not selected by players performance,Moosa Yamin of newradient has not even played a full match on this season
truth on Aug 10
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i think taking 3 goalkeeper is kind a useless better take 2 !! anyway this is my opinion :D
Reality on Aug 10
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This team was selected not by coach but some powerful names in fam.ali umar has played well but saff championship is altogather different it is not like playing against ayl or victory .ali umar has played well during his career but now its time to include fresh blood n give chance to u 23 players to show their talent . Why not select thodoo nizam he played well in veterans cup .
Bogose on Aug 10
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Dis you watched AFC matches ... Those were much better matches than saff ... Ayya was among the best three players of NEWradiant .. And yes about the future there are a lot and we are going to win a cup and we need experience .. We are not going to a development session
calm down on Aug 11
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I wonder why does teams like france and brazil,potugal called om veterans now and then..fresh blood is not a bad idea once mixed with old
Ahan on Aug 11
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Yes, this is the age for a player like Ali Umar to retire. But unlike others, he might be wanting to retire with a trophy!!! Maybe if we wins this SAFF C'ship he will retire!!! Anyway one thing is for sure, his performance deserves a call-up for the NT. My only worry is the fear of overusing him, even a little muscle injury will have devastating effects on his career, and he has AFC Cup also!!!
LOL on Aug 10
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Don't think it will be a problem for the current team.
sub on Aug 10
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I dont thin Ali Umar is a good choice,. he must be retired from national team,.
mohd on Aug 10
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Ali and Niyaa is the best choice
Ahan on Aug 10
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based on the performance, yes Ali Umar and Niya deserves a spot and rightfully Oppo and Adey has to be dropped. And Ahmed Imaz deserves a spot too. :::: BUT when we use ali umar we have to be extra careful not to overuse him, and we should understand that he can not deliver like when he was young for 90 Mins. We supporters also should expect Ali Umar to be replaced after 60-70minutes of a game, though he might be performing fairly well. Its all about "managing" an old player.
James on Aug 10
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There is no issue with the overall selection of the team as players should be selected based on performance in the ongoing season. Two or 3 names stand out as to why these players have been selected and this needs clarification from FA Maldives rather the Director of National Teams has to answer this. Firstly why was Yambe from New Radiant selected when he has not started and completed a single match in the season. Secondly why has Hockay been selected when he has also missed most of the matches for Valencia. Thirdly why is that preference has not been given to players who has performed consistently for their respective clubs. I believe Valencia left back Mujay even though he is young should be in the squad for him to gain experience rather than including Yambe or Hockay. This should be the ideal time to freshen up the squad, even though Ali Umar and Niya has played well they should be left out of the squad so that FA could work towards development of the national squad with the future in mind. -
Reality on Aug 10
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Ayya is a legend typical no 10 but I honestly feel that its time to say good bye to nstional team
Bun on Aug 11
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Selecting Ayya was the best choice made. He has been playing well for past two seasons, but never got a spot in National team. Old or young, he deserves a spot. National team should comprise of best players, not just youth as youth development programmes. But if there are young players who play as good as oldies, young ones should be preferred. As Oppo was ruled out, we knew that the best players were selected.
moya on Aug 12
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Fasir is not a good choice
faruk on Aug 15
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where is dhonna shiyam from maziya? had good season.

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