Al Sadd’s Boualem Khoukhi is working in earnest to be back in shape following a foot injury he sustained during their QNB Stars League Week 21 game against Al Khor which they lost by a solitary goal.

Al Sadd are preparing for their home match in the fifth round of AFC Champions League against the UAE’s Al Wasl on 2nd April.

The players will resume training under Portuguese coach Jesualdo Ferreira on Wednesday evening after two days' rest. Those who did duty for Qatar in the tri-nation international friendly tournament in Iraq are soon expected to be back with the squad.

Al Sadd are on top of Group C with nine points from three wins. Their only defeat came against Uzbekistan’s Nasaf in Tashkent in the third round.