AFC - Iran will miss the services of Javad Nekounam and Masoud Shojaei in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Singapore on January 6.

The Iranian duo, who strut their stuff for Spanish side Osasuna, were not released by their club for the match.

Iran will also play in the four-nation tournament in Qatar to prepare for the match and coach Afshin Ghotbi will have Fulham’s Andranik Teymourian, midfielders Feyridoon Zandi and Moharram Navidkia.

Iran will play hosts Qatar, Mali and DPR Korea from December 27 to January 2 in Doha before flying to Singapore.

“Qatar tournament is a good opportunity for us to get to know our team better, and a good opportunity as well for the players to show their potential,” Ghotbi said.

THE SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Mehdi Rahmati, Vahid Talebloo, Sousha Makani

Defenders: Hadi Aghili, Jalal Hosseini, Sepehr Heydari, Mohammad Nosrati, Hossein Kaebi, Khosro Heydari, Majid Gholamnejad, Hashem Beikzadeh

Midfielders: Andranik Teymourian, Pejman Nouri, Ferydoon Zandi, Moharram Navidkia, Mohammad Nouri, Mehrzad Madanchi,  Ehsan Hajsafi, Amir-Hossein Feshangchi, Milad Zeniedpour

Strikers: Mohammad-Reza Khalatbari, Karim Ansarifard, Mohsen Khalili, Milad Meydavoodi, Gholamreza Rezaei.
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