Asia's Olympic hopefuls will be decided when the continent's best young talents descend on Qatar in ahead of the AFC U23 Asian Cup.

Or will they?

We discuss the impact playing the tournament outside of the FIFA international calendar will have on the competition with many big names refused permission to travel by their European clubs.

Which nations do we fancy to qualify? Who are the dark horses? And just why was Australian wonderkid Nestory Irankunda not included in the Olyroos squad?

PLUS... we look ahead to the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League which will see Al Hilal square off against Al Ain, while Ulsan HD take on Yokohama F.Marinos.