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<p>Al Gharafa’s new coach Bulent Uygun started training his wards on Tuesday following his appointment in place of Frenchman Jean Fernandez.</p><p>The players are going through their paces in the morning and evening as they gear up for the QNB Stars League’s second phase, starting on 11th January.</p><p>Al Gharafa are seventh in the standings after the first phase with only 11 points from two wins, four draws and five defeats. They travel to Al Ahli for their 12th-round match on 12th January. </p><p>The Cheetahs are scheduled to play a friendly against Qatar SC at home on Sunday and Bulent, who had coached Umm Salal during 2013-16, is sure to utilise his first match in charge to try out various combinations before giving a final shape to his strategy.</p><p>Meanwhile, Al Gharafa had a closed camp on Tuesday and Wednesday, with many young players, such as Nasser Al Kaabi, Ilyas Ahmed, Mohamed Ismail, Hassan Waleed Bakhit and Mohammed Badi, attending.</p><p>However, Yusuf Hassan and Tamim Muhazah, who are with the Qatar Olympic team preparing for the AFC Under-23 Championship in China, were missing.</p><p>And Othman Al Yahri as well as Almahdi Ali, who represented Qatar at the Gulf Cup in Kuwait, will soon join the squad.</p>