The state of Emirati football

Abdullah Al-Kaabi

November 23, 2022

Those responsible for Emirati sports should realize the situation that football is going through, and that the situation of our teams is very dangerous.

Gulf and Arab football is evolving and we are surrounded by a secret, nothing new for many years, and the situation is not evolving, and the question that imposes itself is who is the first and direct responsible, the federation or the clubs?

Why do we not see a clear plan of action with specific goals and programs?

Everything is developing in the Emirates except for sports, especially football, which is running in a dead end, and we need quick and urgent interventions, and we must admit that we do not have talents or a strong generation capable of going far in the competitions of the Asian continent or ascending to the World Cup.

Entering the squad for the first national team has become easy. Whatever your level, you may be surprised by your presence in the list of our first national team.

No performance or result, even after naturalization, the situation did not change, as we did not qualify for the World Cup, and the technical level declined.

Everyone has become a media person, and invitations are limited to some famous publicists, and the problem is that party owners and some government departments invite a certain group that works for money, and blame the departments and institutions that do not invite heroes or families of martyrs, people of determination, and innovators to attend parties and public events, so they are the first to invite them .

Despite the brilliance of the Saudi national team in the current version of the World Cup (Qatar 2022) and its deserved and great victory over the Argentine national team led by Lionel Messi, I do not expect our Arab teams to make a difference in the World Cup because the reality says that the ambition of Arab football is limited and participation is only for participation, and there is Indicators say that the Moroccan national team will have a say, whether on the level of performance or the result, especially since the technical level so far is average in the World Cup. What she has to do is avoid the World Cup farewell, as there is no opportunity for compensation.

• We have to admit that we do not have talents nor a strong generation capable of going far.

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