PFDC - TEHRAN, Carlos Queiroz confirmed that 21-year-old Ängelholms FF midfielder Omid Nazari will join Iran's national team.
The Swedish-Iranian fooballer - son of an Iranian father and Filipino mother who was born an raised in Sweden - will directly travel to Istanbul to join the rest of the squad for the training camp from May 21 to 28, Queiroz told reporters after Team Melli's first training session in Tehran on Monday.
Only 13 players were present in the session, because the legionnaires didn't arrive in Tehran yet and Ehsan Hajsafi also couldn't join the first training.
Queiroz further explained that a list with players from Sepahan, Esteghlal and Persepolis, who are still engaged in Asian Champions League action, will be announced on Wednesday, however, those playing in teams qualifying for next stage won't be available before the beginning of the Turkey camp.
The Portugese also added that Omid Nazari will be the only new legionnaire to join the squad for the upcoming games, thereby confirming Reza Ghoochannejhad will not become an Iranian international during the next weeks.
Omid Nazari joined Ängelholms FF in Sweden's second league "Superettan" from Malmö FF in 2011 and after a quiet first year played an excellent 2012 season so far. He apppeared in all six matches this season and meanwhile didn't only earn a fixed place in the team, but developed into one of the key players of the currently fifth place team.
Nazari also scored his first goal of the season in the 2-1 win over Landskrona last week.
He is the elder brother of Amin Nazari, the 19-year-old Malmö FF midfielder who is also linked with a Team Melli future.