Mexico soccer coach Hugo Sanchez announced on Thursday the
24-player list that will train to seek a Beijing 2008 Olympics
ticket at the qualifier to be held in the United States.
The qualifier, to be played under the name of the Confederation
of North, Central American and Caribbean's (CONCACAF) Pre-Olympic
soccer tournament, is slated for March 11-23.
Mexico plays in Group B together with Canada, Guatemala and
Haiti.
The 24-player list presented by Sanchez includes players from 12
Mexican soccer clubs.
The Mexican team will not be able to include its European-based
players since the Olympic qualifying tournament is not scheduled on
the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA)
calendar where soccer clubs are obliged to hand over the players to
their national teams.
Sanchez will work with the 24 players from January 27 in
Cancun's beach resort of southeastern Mexico.
(Xinhua News Agency January 25, 2008)