Saudi Arabia coach Nasser Al-Johar announced his 26-man squad in a camp preparation for Saudi Arabia FIFA World Cup qualifier against North Korea this month. Al-Ittihad's ace midfielder Mohammed Noor was not among Al-Johar's squad despite media reports that named Noor on the top of Saudi squad. Currently, Mohammed Noor tops the Saudi Premier League scorers and his heroics keep Al-Ittihad on top of the table. Three new players figure in the squad while the list excluded Al-Nasr striker Saad Al-Harthi who had two yellow cards in the previous rounds. Strikers Hassan Al-Raheb of Al-Ahli and Ittihad's young stars Sultan Al-Nomari and Naif Hazazi have been called to join the training camp after their impressive show in the Saudi Premier League matches. Al-Johar also recalled Saudi team captain Hussain Abdul Ghani who currently plays for Swiss club of Neuchatel Xamax. The 26-man squad will join a 23-day training camp in Riyadh before Saudi Arabia hosts North Korea at the King Fahd International Stadium on Nov. 19. During the preparatory camp, the team will play two friendly matches which were approved by the Saudi Football Federation last week. On Nov. 8, Saudi Arabia hosts Thailand, four days before facing Bahrain in Riyadh in another warm-up match for the two sides. The squad: Goalkeepers: Waleed Abdullah, Kamel Al-Wabari, Mansour Al-Najae and Yasser Al-Musailem. Defenders: Redha Tukar, Osmah Hawsawi, Majed Al-Marshadi, Waleed Al-Jahdali, Kamel Al-Mor, Hussain Abdul Ghani, Abdullah Shuhail and Abdullah Al-Dosari. Midfielders: Khaled Aziz, Saud Kariri, Ahmed Atif, Abdo Atif, Taiser Al-Jassem, Ahmed Al-Fraidi, Mohammed Al-Shalhoub and Abdul Rahman Al-Qahtani. Forwarders: Yasser Al-Qahtani, Malek Al-Hawsawi, Naif Hazazi, Faisal Al-Sultan, Hassan Al-Raheb and Sultan Al-Nomari. __
