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- Latest test for Olympic football team part of training camp in Marbella ahead of Tokyo 2020
RIYADH: The Saudi under-23 Olympic football squad was set to step up its preparations for Tokyo 2020 with a friendly match against Mexico on Tuesday, part of a training camp currently taking place in Marbella, Spain.
The camp, the fourth phase of a program schedule for the Tokyo Games starting in late July, will continue until June 15.
Players have been carrying out remedial exercises under the supervision of head coach Saad Al-Shehri and his staff and on Monday will finalize their preparations for the friendly.
In Tokyo, the Saudi U-23 team will be joined in Group D by football powerhouses Brazil, Germany, and Ivory Coast.
The players were also given some rest time by Al-Shehri, during which they enjoyed five hours at the port of Puerto Banus, southwest of Marbella.
The squad spent their break period visiting shops and restaurants in a city well-known for attracting celebrities from the worlds of entertainment, art, sport, and politics and which draws in more than 5 million visitors annually.