Story highlights FFA cancels Thailand training camp in show of support to Hakeem Al-Araibi

Al-Araibi was detained by Thai officials at the request of Bahrain's government

Al-Araibi plays for Australian club Pascoe Vale, where he has refugeee status

(CNN) The Australian Football Federation (FFA) has canceled a proposed training camp in Thailand for its Under-23 men's national team in a show of support for Hakeem Al-Araibi, the refugee footballer who is fighting extradition to Bahrain.

The squad had been set to face China in Bangkok as part of the side's preparation for the upcoming AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers in March.

But the pre-tournament camp is now in the process of being moved as international outcry at the treatment of Al-Araibi grows.

The FFA wrote in a statement on Wednesday: "Australia's national teams are united in their support for Hakeem al-Araibi."

Al-Araibi, who fled Bahrain in 2014, holds refugee status in Australia, where he plays for semi-professional Melbourne-based club Pascoe Vale. He was arrested and detained while on his honeymoon in Thailand at the request of the Bahraini government.

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