Ahli's Al-Ahly player Ahmed Khalil said he did not apologize after he missed two chances in last week's national team match against Thailand in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers and the 2023 Asian Cup, which ended in a 2-1 defeat to Al-Abyad. Minutes in the game, led desired him.

Khalil said in a press statement that the criticism directed at him lacks logic, explaining: «The number of my participation in the games is too few to be assessed objectively, and for the game of the team, I did not apologize, because I participated in the last 10 minutes, "I got two chances, and some made it clear that I apologized, but that didn't happen."

Asked about the criticism of his weight gain, he said: «Why last season did not talk about that I overweight? Where were the criticisms when she starred in the President's Cup final and other matches? "It really reveals that I need to get a few more minutes, and I certainly hope to be in the starting line-up, and to do everything I have, and as I mentioned, I can only be judged when I do." "The problem of some people was forgetting and criticizing when I did not play, and I started talking about I have a problem, that I was overweight, while when I was participating and showing well, all that was forgotten."

Regarding his lack of participation mainly with Al-Ahli youth, he said: “I am happy in all cases, if I play 10 minutes or five minutes, and the same thing in the national team, I offer everything I have in the period during which I participate, so I request that my assessment according to the period I play. ”

As for the national team's fortunes in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, and if this group of players is meant to build a new team, he said: "I am not satisfied with this, and we can not say that our goal of participating in the qualifiers is to build a new team, without thinking about the competition. "Because any player who joins the national team must play to win, I see the loss to Thailand as an opportunity for us to learn from the mistakes we have made, and alert us before playing the next games, in which we must be more focused."

"We need to know that they represent the state. I am not talking about a particular player, but also about myself, because the thing we learned is that when we play with our clubs in the league," he said. We have to give 100% of our level, while with the national team the effort must be doubled, because we face different levels and stronger local tournaments, especially since the other teams have the best players who play high levels, so we must prepare ourselves well for the games we play with the team National, especially as we represent the state ».

Khalil concluded his statement by talking about the victory of Al Ahli youth against Bani Yas 2-0 in the fourth round of the Arabian Gulf League, said: «A very important victory, and the team made a good match, against a team playing good football, and it was important for us to achieve Win, so we can continue to be in the top clubs. ”

The medical report determines the absence of Cartabia

Al Ahli youth coach Rodolfo Arwabarina said that the Argentine player Federico Cartabia was injured in the connective muscle, so he was replaced in the first half of the game «Dubai Knights» against Bani Yas, explaining that the medical report will determine the player's absence from training and matches.

Arwabarina said in a press conference that the youth of Al Ahli achieved an important victory, pointing out that the Dubai Knights players made a good match, especially that the game was not easy, noting: «Bani Yas was the best in the first minutes of the game, and had more than a chance, "Al-Ahly's youth improved after 20 minutes, and we took control of the ball." "We are happy to win, but we need to improve some things at the individual and team level and try to get the best out of the players."

Abdullah: Marzouk deserves expulsion

The assistant coach of the football team in Bani Yas, Moataz Abdullah, said that Al-Ahly youth player Mohammed Mazrouq deserved to be sent off and not get a warning during the match between the two teams. Besides the expulsion of Marzouk. He explained at a press conference that «Al-Ahli youth coach, Argentine Rodolfo Arwabarina, entered the midfield, and was not punished by the referee, while the German coach Winfried Schaefer was punished».