AFC Asian Cup 2023/ Omani Team Hopeful for Winning over Thailand in Sunday's Clash

Doha, January 20 (QNA) - Oman team are determined to win over Thailand team in the clash due to kick off at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium within the second round of Group F of AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 that includes Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan. Spearheaded by the Croatian coach Branko Ivankovic, Oman team aspire to win and offset the loss against Saudi Arabia in the opener, but despite the difficult situation, the Oman team are hitherto hopeful to overcome that loss, achieve the victory and to be included in Group F in the round of 16 by repeating the milestone achieved in 2019 edition held in the United Arab of Emirates. Ivankovic generally counts on numerous Omani players, including Sulaiman Rashid Al Busaidi, Jamil bin Salim, and Mohsen bin Saleh Al-Ghassani, as the tripartite own massive technical potential in this tournament. Reciprocally, Thailand aim to restore glories of the past to recur 1972 achievements and therefore will strive to be at the vanguard of the group to be qualified for the second stage, since they have three points reaped in their winning over Kyrgyzstan 1-0 in the opener. The Omani team will conclude their matches after tomorrow’s game by confronting Kyrgyzstan Thursday at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, while Thailand will wrap up their matches within group stage in the same day by facing Saudi Arabia at Education City Stadium. (QNA)