Ipswich striker left out of national team squad

Blues striker Ali Al-Hamadi has reportedly sought to be left out of Iraq’s future international games.

According to IQ PRO, the 22-year-old is experiencing pain from an old ailment and has requested to be rested for the World Cup qualifiers against the Philippines in Basra and then in Manila on March 21st and 26th.

Al-Hamadi previously earned 12 senior caps and scored three international goals.

Iraq: Jalal Hassan, Ahmed Basil, Mohammed Salih, Rebin Sulaka, Zaid Tahseen, Munaf Yunis, Frans Putros, Saad Natiq, Mustafa Saadoun, Hussein Ali, Merchas Doski, and Dhurgham Ismail MID: Amir Al-Ammari, Safaa Hadi, Osama Rashid, Zidane Iqbal, AbdulRazzaq Qassim, Luay Al-Ani, Ali Jasim, Bashar Resan, Montader Madjed, Hassan AbdulKarim, Ibrahim Bayesh, Ahmed Yasin, Youssef Amyn, Mohanad Ali, Aymen Hussain.