Al Ain Football Club announced that Brazilian player Caio Canedo, who suffered a back muscle injury before facing the first Kalba federation, needs treatment for two weeks before participating in group exercises, which means that he will be absent from his former team meeting "Al Wasl" on Thursday in the second round of Arabian Gulf Football League.

"CAIO suffered a back muscle injury during the final part of the final training as part of the team's preparations for the Kalba federation, which led to his exclusion from the team's list," Mohammed Obaid Hammad, the team's first team supervisor, said on Saturday.

Al Ain snatched their first three points in the Gulf Arab League title after a difficult 3-2 victory over Al Ittihad Kalba in a match that brought the two teams to 5285.

He continued: "Initial reports that the player needs two weeks, before entering with the team in team exercises and factors that determine the return of the player is linked to the injury and the decision of the doctor and see the coach."

Mohammed Obaid Hammad was surprised by reports that Caio Canedo was absent from the Tigers because of a sudden disagreement between him and Croatian coach Ivan Liko.

"Rumor promoters always need to link them to something that deserves recognition and attention from everyone, so it is not uncommon for those who rely on the principle of excitement and rumor in marketing to tell their news to associate with the eye," Hammad said.

He added: "There is no disagreement between the coach and any player in the team list, but mutual respect and high appreciation and the spirit of the family is one of the most important principles of treating everyone inside and outside the changing room Al Ain commitment to the vision of the club and its institutional values."

Caio Canedo moved to Al Ain at the start of the current summer transfer from Emperor in a deal worth $ 6 million.