Chaabo and Al Sayad were the stars in the 2007 Nehru Cup and in their absence Ibrahim will be banking on his top striker Mohammed Al Zeno.

'Al Zeno will have a crucial role to play but there are other experienced players in the side like Wael Ayan and Aatef Jenyat,' he said.

Kyrgyzstan, who finished third in the last edition, have a young side and will have a point to prove.

'We are here to test our young players and to give them a good exposure. The tournament will help us to find out how good are our newcomers,' said coach Anarbek Ormonbokeev.

Teams:

Syria: Mosab Balhous, Moustafa Shakosh, Radwan Al Azhar; Hamzeh Al Aitoni, Ali Dyab, Omar Hemidi, Bassel Al Shaar, Belal Abduldaim, Abdulkader Dakka; Bakri Tarrab, Wael Ayan, Ahmad Haj Mohamad, Aatef Jenyat, Feras Esmaeel, Abdelrazaq Al Hussain, Jehad Al Hussain; Mohamed Al Zeno, Raja Rafe, Majed Al Haj, Firas Al Khatib.

Kyrgyzstan: Matiash Pavel, Agapov Maksim, Amin Viacheslav, Ablakimov Roman, Abitov Faruh, Zakirov Rustamjan, Usanov Rustem, Chikishev Sergey; Askarov Davron, Amirov Ildar, Bokoev Aibek, Muladjanov Artem, Mirzaliev Almazbek, Kasian Vladimir, Sidorenko Pavel, Orozaliev Aibek, Kaleutin Sergey, Lutfullaev Hurshit; Shamshiev Islam, Murzaev Mirlan, Zemlianuhin Anton, Harchenko Vadim.