Li turns to Guangzhou players to boost China's qualifying hopes
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China national team head coach Li Tie has named a 26-man squad for his side's final training camp ahead of the resumption of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.
The China squad will enter into their camp in Suzhou on May 14 and Li has called Espanyol winger Wu Lei after the 29-year-old missed the last camp due to commitments with his Spanish club.
Li Tie has also included five overseas-born players in his squad, with Guangzhou FC quartet Jiang Guangtai, Ai Kesen, A Lan and Fei Nanduo joined by Beijing Guoan's Li Ke.
Guangzhou have the biggest contingent within the squad with Li Tie including seven players from the eight-time champions while Beijing boast six representatives in the line-up.
China are currently in joint-second place in Group A with the Philippines, eight points adrift of leaders Syria but having played one game fewer.
Li Tie's team take on Guam on May 30 before facing the Maldives on June 3 and the Philippines on June 9. They then meet Syria in Suzhou on June 15.
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