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Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain to play in Gulf Cup in Qatar

Gulf football unions will meet at a meeting of the Arab Gulf Cup Federation on Wednesday to discuss a date for the new draw of fixtures for the tournament.

TAS News Service

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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Muscat: Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain will participate in the upcoming  Gulf Cup set to be held in Qatar on Nov. 24 to Dec. 6. 

According to reports, Gulf football unions will meet at a meeting of the Arab Gulf Cup Federation on Wednesday to discuss a date for the new draw of fixtures for the tournament.

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation said in a tweet it had accepted the invitation to take part in the tournament. The U.A.E. Football Association also decided to take part, the official WAM news agency said. 

As per the current list, defending champion Oman, Iraq, Yemen and Kuwait had agreed to play in the tournament.

Saudi Arabia have won the tournament three times, the last time in 2003, while UAE have two titles to their name — in 2007 and 2013. Oman twice in 2009 and 2018. 

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