Emirates team manager Basim Al Shamsi said that the Falcons started preparing for the new season by focusing on selecting a large group of distinguished players from the resident and focusing on the selection of foreign players, and the club succeeded in the contract with Rwandan striker Hakim Zamana, in addition to Colombian player Tommy Tobar, player of the Union Former Kalba.
The UAE had earlier announced the signing of seven national and resident players for the falcons next season, and the seven deals have been announced other than African strikers to end the team significantly sign contracts before traveling to the outer camp preparatory.
Bassem Al Shamsi told Emirates Today: “All the contracts were based on the approval of the technical committee and according to the centers needed by the team. We hope that these contracts will serve the team in the next stage. It is decided that the team will leave for Bulgaria on 21 August after the Eid al-Adha holiday. The camp will continue until the middle of September, where the team will return to the UAE for the preliminary cup match ».
He added that «the UAE team was close to signing a good African striker who was in the African Cup of Nations, but the exaggeration before signing the contract by the player stopped the deal, before signing with Colombian striker Tobar, I think this is the best option where the player has already been with The Kalba Union team last season in the professional league, and made great performances, and I expect to play a major role in bringing the team back to its normal place in the professional league ».
He also praised the new contracts made by the team to support the ranks next season at the level of resident players and citizens, pointing out that the technical committee has played a major role in completing the contract with the players and selecting them in a way that suits the needs of the team in the coming period, under the leadership of national coach Eid Barout.
He explained that returning to the professional league is the first goal of the team next season, a natural place for the team, pointing out that he knows the grief of the public but this is football, and everyone must join hands in order to return to the Arabian Gulf League.
As for the team's first encounters against Hatta, which the team lost yesterday, Al Shamsi confirmed that the match is the first and the aim is to stand at the level of the new elements contracted by the Falcons after a period of preparation for the new season of falcons in Ras Al Khaimah, and before traveling to Bulgaria to play a number Of friendly matches for the team.