Uzbekistan starts to prepare for UAE match on 25 February

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan coach Mirdjalal Kasimov called 31 players to prepare to the upcoming match against the UAE on 3 March. The match is held within the Asian Cup qualifiers.

National team will hold training camp in Tashkent and after which Kasimov will cut the list to 23 players.

Uzbekistan will start preparation on 25 February, after Bunyodkor and Pakhtakor will hold their first matches in the AFC Champions League.

Expended Squad

Goalkeepers
Ignatiy Nesterov (Bunyodkor), Timur Juraev (Pakhtakor), Mikhail Naumov (Nasaf)

Defenders
Kamoliddin Tadjiev (Pakhtakor), Murod Kholmukhamedov (Pakhtakor), Islom Inomov (Nasaf), Anvar Gafurov (Bunyodkor), Artyom Filiposyan (Nasaf), Anzur Ismoilov (Bunyodkor), Islom Tokhtakhodjaev (Neftchi), Vitaliy Denis (Dnepro, Ukraine), Alexander Kovalyov (Bunyodkor) Sahob Juraev (Bunyodkor), Ilhom Suyunov (Pakhtakor)

Midfielders
Server Djeperov (Bunyodkor), Victor Karpenko (Bunyodkor), Zohir Pirimov (Almalyk), Timur Kapadze (Bunyodkor), Fazyl Musaev (Mashal), Sunnar Mamadaliev (Navbakhor), Askar Jadigerov (Pakhtakor), Odil Akhmedov (Pakhtakor), Aziz Haydarov (Bunyodkor), Mansur Saidov (Neftchi), Jasur Hasanov (Bunyodkor), Marat Bikmaev (Spartak-Nalchik Russia), Stanislav Andreev (Pakhtakor)

Forwards
Farkhon Tadjiev (Pakhtakor), Anvar Soliev (Bunyodkor), Bakhodir Nasimov (Rubin Russia), Alexander Geinrikh (Pakhtakor)