TEHRAN – Iran football coach Amir Ghalenoei has announced his 27-man team for the 2025 CAFA Nations Cup.
The national Iranian team will commence the campaign on Aug. 29 with a match against Afghanistan. The Persians will also meet India and Tajikistan on Sept. 1 and 4, respectively in Group B.
Group A consists of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Oman.
The tournament will begin on Aug. 29 and continue until Sept. 8 in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
The squad names of the players are as follows:
Goalkeepers:
Payam Niazmand (Persepolis), Ahmad Gohari (Paykan), Nima Mirzazad (Mes)
Defenders:
Amin Hazbavi (Sepahan), Aref Aghasi (Esteghlal), Hussein Kananizadegan (Persepolis), Ali Nemati (Foolad), Aria Yousefi (Sepahan), Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal), Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan), Muhammad Naderi (Tractor)
Midfielders:
Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal), Muhammad Ghorbani (Al Wahda), Saman Ghoddos (Kalba), Muhammad Khodabandelou (Persepolis), Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Muhammad Mohebbi (Rostov), Mehdi Hashemnejad (Tractor), Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal), Muhammadmehdi Mohebbi (Kalba), Mehdi Tikdari (Gol Gohar), Mehran Ahmadi (Esteghlal)
Forwards:
Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan), Amirhussein Husseinzadeh (Tractor), Shariyar Moghanlou (Kalba), Ali Alipour (Persepolis), Majid Aliyari (Sepahan)