Football Sri Lanka (FSL) has named a strong 23-member squad to face Yemen in the first leg of the world cup qualifiers scheduled to be held in Saudi Arabia on 12 October.
The islanders will be in action after almost 17 months since the FIFA ban, which has now been lifted.
The Golden Army were out of action since January 2023 due to the ban and the boys have now recommenced practices under the watchful eyes of head coach Andy Morrison.
Interestingly, no captain was named and it is believed the captain will be announced today or tomorrow.
It is reported if Sri Lanka wins, each player will get Rs.250,000 as a cash prize, and in the second leg, too, if the islanders can produce a win, they will get an additional Rs.250,000, and if they qualify for the next round, they will get another Rs.250,000, totaling Rs.750,0000.
The team is set to take wing on Sunday (8).
Sri Lanka will next host Yemen in the second leg on 17 October at the Race Course, Colombo.
Squad: Sujan Perera, Prabath Ruwan Arunasiri, Nicholas Harsha Fernando, Charitha Bandara Rathnayake, Chalana Chameera, Asikur Rahuman, Faizer Mohamed Aman, Kaveesh Lakpriya Fernando, Shenal Sandesh Pingho, Mariyathas Nitharshan, Nawshad Afeel Mohamed, Jude Supan, Faizal Mohamed Aakib, Waseem Razeek, Nazeer Mohamed Shifan, Chathuranga Madushan, Mohamed Shabeer, Chamod Dilshan, Rifkhan Mohamed, Kavindu Ishan, Naizer Mohamad Fasal, Senan de Silva and Aris Mohamed Hasmeer
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