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CECAFA teams Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia confirmed for FIFA Arab Cup 2021
Three national teams from the Council of East and Central African Football (Cecafa) have been confirmed to take part in the FIFA Arab Cup 2021.
Sudan, Djibouti and Somalia are the national teams that will join 19 others to tussle it out in the tournament to run December 1-18th in Qatar.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed the 22 teams that will take part during his visit on Tuesday to the Lusail Stadium, which will host the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
“We are delighted that all 22 teams from across the Arab world have agreed to take part in the FIFA Arab Cup 2021, which will be held in a majority of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 stadiums, and we are looking forward to seeing the region’s best teams battle it out to see which nation will become champion,” said Infantino.
Qatar Football Association (QFA) President, H.E. Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al Thani, said: “Qatar looks forward to welcoming 22 Arab national teams and their fans, and giving them the opportunity to be one of the select teams that will experience what Qatar has prepared to host the FIFA World Cup.”
The tournament will be delivered by FIFA, the Qatar Football Association, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy and the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 LLC.
The 22 participating teams are: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.