Ali Asad, who missed Al Sadd’s Qatar Cup semifinal victory over Al Rayyan due to fitness issues, joined their training on Monday ahead of Friday’s final against Al Duhail. The match will kick off at 19:00 at the Al Sadd Stadium.

Al Sadd beat Al Rayyan 6-2 on penalties after the regular time ended in a 2-2 draw.

The Qatar Cup final is the fourth encounter between Al Sadd and Al Duhail this season.

While Al Sadd won the season-opening Sheikh Jassim Cup, they lost to Al Duhail in both phases of the QNB Stars League.

The players trained under the watchful eyes of Portuguese coach Jesualdo Ferreira.

Meanwhile, left-back Ibrahim Majed, who was out of action from the start of this season following a surgery for cruciate ligament repair, returned to the team’s training.

Al Sadd are the holders of Qatar Cup. They beat erstwhile El Jaish 2-1 in last season’s final.