Uzbekistan U23 to warmp-up with Qatar clash ahead of AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020

White Wolves’ AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 travelling party has been confirmed after head coach Ljubinko Drulovic settled on a 23-strong squad, announced on Friday.

The AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 begins on January 8, with the top three sides to qualify for the men’s football tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Uzbekistan are yet to appear on the Olympic football stage despite becoming Asian U23 champions with a memorable win over Vietnam in the final of the 2018 tournament in China PR.

The Central Asian nation will begin their 2020 campaign against Islamic Republic of Iran in Songkhla on January 9, with matches against China PR and Korea Republic to follow in an intriguing Group C.