Iran coach hopeful on Jahanbakhsh's fitness for Asian Cup


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 02 Jan 2019

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group B - Morocco vs Iran - Saint Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia - June 15, 2018 Iran's Alireza Jahanbakhsh before the match REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Iran's coach believes Alireza Jahanbakhsh will be fit for the Asian Cup tournament that kicks off this week, keeping the Brighton & Hove Albion winger in the squad hit by injuries.

Jahanbakhsh joined the Premier League side last summer from AZ Alkmaar where he finished the 2017-18 season as the leading scorer in the top Dutch division.

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