Mojtaba Hosseini Shortlisted to Lead Iran U-23 Football Team

The 49-year-old coach has reportedly reached an agreement with the Iran football federation.

In December 2022, Habib Kashani, former general manager of Persepolis club, was appointed as director of the U-23 football team but the head coach has not yet been introduced.

Mehdi Mahdavikia resigned from his post as head coach of the U-23 team in October 2022. Under his leadership, Iran showed a poor performance in the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup and failed to qualify for the next stage.

Mes Rafsanjan coach Mohammad Rabiei and former Persepolis coach Hamid Derakhshan are the other candidates to lead the team.