The manager of the Maliha handball team, Youssef Ahmed said: “The team presented a wonderful season in its first historical appearance in the League of the Handy for the men's stage, after it achieved wonderful leaps and its battle for adults, by reaching the sixth place in the league with 35 points, with a difference of goals from Al Ain and Al Jazeera The owners of fourth and fifth places, surpassing teams that have a long history in the game arenas, especially since these results came with a team of half the players loaned and others away from playing the game ».
Ahmed explained to «Emirates Today»: «The work on the psychological side is in the stages of preparing the team players who are half of those loaned from the clubs, and others who are away from playing the game for many years, including captain Abdullah Khalifa, and Mohammed Malleh who did not touch the ball for the five years The past, and pushing them to enter the stages of self-rediscovery, were behind the positive results, starting from the third place in the Emirates Cup, the first men's season competitions for the 2019-2020 season, and last November followed the first historical title after winning the Abu Dhabi International Championship held in Al-Jazira Club At the expense of ancient teams From inside and outside the country, most recently a partner entry on the fourth place in the League strong hand, before playing the role of Al-Faisal goal difference in our occupation of the sixth, at the expense of its teams Tarueha long history in the hands of the UAE Football ».
He added: “The support given by the Sharjah Sports Council, the management of the club, headed by Muhammad Sultan Al-Khasouni, the daily follow-up of the preparation stages, my long experiences as an administrator with the national teams and clubs, and the contracting with an expert coach the size of the Egyptian Walid Abdul Kafi who has long experiences, represented the cornerstone of the ability to work On both the physical and psychological sides, which complemented with a clear desire of the players themselves that they are up to the challenge, and followed a contract with a professional at a high level the size of the Egyptian international Omar Hajjaj, all of which factors gave the team the ability to impose its respect and eligibility in the league title (black horse) in the league ».
He added, “Like our victory in the Abu Dhabi International Championship last November, in a championship that saw the participation of teams from inside and outside the country, and our victory in the final against Al Ain (32-30), a big boost for our players, especially those loaned who reached seven out of the team, As this title came to reveal to them that they are able to reap the results that guarantee changing the image of their clubs that initiated their loan, and that they deserve to be essential in their teams, so that through this enthusiasm, we can reap strong results in the second leg of the league, qualifying us to win over big teams, the last of which was Victory over Al-Ahly youth in Round 16, and our people before a round of Khta Tournament to ensure our sixth four points behind Al Wasl ».
Youssef pointed out that the team will continue on the same approach in the next season, and said: “The Maliha team has become a difficult number in Emirati handball, which is the same approach that we will work on next season, with the ambition to enter the list of the Big Four, especially since many of the loaned players asked for a settlement Their conditions and the permanent transfer to the ranks of the team, and many of the clubs submitted submitted their desire to move to the ranks of the team ».
• Maliha numbers and statistics
Center: sixth.
Score: 35 points.
Played: 17 games.
Win: 9 games.
Loss: 8.
Score: 470 goals.
The difference from the fifth island: - 14 goals.
The difference from the fourth eye: - 17 goals.
• Ranking the league before a round at the end of the tournament
1- Sharjah: 51 points.
2- Victory: 44 points.
3- Al-Ahly Youth: 42 points.
4- Al-Ain: 35 points.
5- Al-Jazeera: 35 points.
6- Maliha: 35 points.
7- Al Wasl: 31 points.
8- Baniyas: 24 points.
Al Dhafra: 24 points.
10- Unity: 19 points.
Maliha's budget is 25% of the teams ’advance budgets
The manager of the Maliha Men’s Team, Youssef Ahmed, revealed that Maliha’s budget does not exceed 25% of the teams ’advance budgets. Achievements"
He concluded, "From now on, we are looking forward to arranging the team papers for the new season, and renewing the contract with the Egyptian professional Omar Hajjaj, who played a key role in the team, and we will study all the options available on the level of future contracts."