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Chapters: Oman National Football Team, Oman Football Association, Oman National Football Team Results, Football Clubs of Oman. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 25. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Oman national football team (Arabic: ), is the national team of Oman and is controlled by the Oman Football Association. Although the team was officially founded in 1978, the team was formed long before, and has established a proper football association in only December, 2005. Prior to the turn of the 21st Century, Oman’s senior team have generally finished in last place in all competitions in which competed in, but with the rise of new players, such as Omani legend, Hani Al-Dhabit in the late 90′s, Oman has transformed from being a regional underdog to a world class team, sporting players from England to Belgium, and Saudi Arabia, to Qatar. Former Omani captain, Hani Al-Dhabit was awarded the RSSSF 2001 World Top Scorer, with a staggering 22 goals; the most goals scored by a player who won the World Top Scorer award to date, and also being the third Arab to win the award, as well as being the first Omani. The U-16, and U-17 national teams have generally had more success than the senior team on international level, winning 3rd place in the 1994 AFC U-17 Championship, and winning twice the competition in 1996, and 2000 editions. The team has also qualified for the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Ecuador, finishing in a record 4th place, and qualifying for the 1997 edition in Egypt again having an exciting run through the competition, but was eliminated in the final 8. During these U-17 World Championships, many great talents were exposed to international light, such as Hashim Saleh, Hani Al-Dhabit, and 1995 U-17 World Championship top scorer, Mohammed Al-Kathiri. The U-17 team ha…More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1111231

Football in Oman: Oman National Football Team, Oman Football Association, Oman National Football Team Results, Football Clubs of Oman

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