Our first national football team will leave tomorrow morning at Dubai International Airport for the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, in preparation for facing Malaysia in the first round of joint qualifying for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup, for Group G which includes Teams Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. The squad includes 26 players: Ali Khasif, Salem Rashid, Khalifa Al Hammadi, Khalfan Mubarak, Ali Mabkhout, Omar Abdulrahman, Mohammed Al Attas, Zayed Al Ameri (Al Jazeera), Mohammed Al Shamsi, Hamdan Al Kamali, Mohammed Barghash, Khalil Al Hammadi (Al Wahda) and Khalid Issa. Mohammed Shaker, Ahmed Berman, Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain), Al Hassan Saleh, Majid Sorour (Sharjah), Walid Abbas, Ismail Al Hammadi (Al Ahli Dubai Youth), Habib Al Fardan, Tariq Ahmed, Jassim Yacoub (Al Nasr), Ali Saleh, Ali Salmeen (Al Wasl), Hassan Al Mahrami (Bani Yas).
Al-Abyad had set up an external camp in Bahrain, during which he played two friendly matches against the Dominican Republic. 3 goals), Ahmed Berman and Ali Saleh.
Our coach Van Marwijk was keen to play the two matches in two different formations in order to give the opportunity for most players to see their levels and technical and physical readiness before going into the playoffs.
Ali Saleh: Representing the team at a young age is an honor for me
The young player Ali Saleh, who recently joined the national team, that he aspires for a distinctive appearance in his first official expected with Al Abyad, indicating that he will be keen to provide the best he has in order to convince the technical staff, expressing his hope to provide what benefits the team and contribute to Achieve the required results during the joint qualifiers.
Saleh, who was born in January 2000, said that having the opportunity to represent his country at this young age at the beginning of his career is an honor, not an honor, and a matter of pride, promising to be a loyal soldier in the ranks of white, and offer everything he has for his country and the national team dullness.
Ali Saleh revealed his ambitions in the coming season, which seeks to continue to shine and achieve new achievements with the national team and the club, pointing out that the award of the best young player in the UAE league last season, gave him more motivation to work on the development of his level more, and considered Saleh the choice for the team The first important turning point in his career.
"Entering the White List has made me more responsible, and it has put me in the face of a big challenge that I hope will be," he said. "I promise to always be on time and to fight for our team with all my strength." The young player was a substitute in the Dominican Republic game, while he played a key against Sri Lanka and scored a goal with great skill.
Ismail Rashid: Amori's participation is the most important gain
Ismail Rashid, the director of our first national team, expressed his satisfaction with the team camp that concluded yesterday in the Bahraini capital, stressing that it has achieved the required goals and contributed to raising the readiness of the stars of the first stage of the qualifiers. Speaking about the return of Omar Abdul Rahman to participate again with the national team after a long absence due to injury, Ismail Rashid said that his participation is one of the most important gains achieved during the camp, adding that the technical staff reassured the readiness of the player and his ability to participate in the next stage, to contribute with his colleagues in Lead White to qualify via joint playoffs. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Khaled Issa said that the next stage requires more work to continue the preparation so that Al-Abyad will be at the level that the fans are waiting for, promising to provide everything he has in order to raise the banner of the UAE football. To improve the representation of the country, and reflect the honorable image of UAE football.