Sharjah will miss four key players in the quarter-finals of the Arabian Gulf Cup, which will be held tomorrow at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain. Sharjah coach Abdul Aziz Al-Anbari revealed that the four players - Cape Verde player Ricardo Gomez, Hassan Saleh, Marcos Meloni and Saif Rashid - are suffering from various injuries, which will make them outside the calculations of this important game.

Al Anbari said at a press conference held at the Sharjah Club yesterday that playing against a big team such as Al Ain would be a very difficult test for his team, describing «Al Zaeem» as a respectable team and possessing players of the highest level.

Abdul Aziz Al-Anbari added: “Sharjah was well prepared for this match, especially after playing a friendly match against Kuwait Kuwait.” In response to a question about the nomination of many Sharjah to win this game, given the current circumstances Al Ain, he said: Al Ain will play this game at home and in front of his fans, in addition to the meeting will see the return of most of the key players Al Ain, so I expect it is difficult to predict the outcome of the game "But in the end, this is football."

The Sharjah coach pointed out that his team benefited from the rest period, during the interruption of the games of the Arabian Gulf, because of the national team's participation in the Gulf Cup 24, pointing out that he expects that all teams have achieved the same benefit from the period of suspension. Al-Anbari stressed that his team's attention will be focused on this competition and at the same time on their league games.

Sharjah currently tops the Arabian Gulf League with 19 points, while Al Ain are third with 14 points. Sharjah won the first leg of the season 3-2 against Al-Zaeem.

On the other hand, Al Ain performed yesterday team training with the participation of a group of players.

Al Ain will have a number of star players topped by Togolese striker Laba Kudjou, as well as Brazilian Caio, as well as the restoration of international players, including Bandar Ahbabi, but will miss the services of Yahya Nader, Ahmed Berman, Mohamed Ali Shaker, and Ryan Yaslam due to various injuries.

Al Ain coach, Ivan Lecco, said at a press conference yesterday that the confrontation against the league leaders is not divisible by two. He continued: I will pay the player who is most ready against Sharjah, and we are required to give our best. "We have had good training sessions in the last few days and all the players are well aware of what is required of them in a very important game against a strong team like Sharjah."

- Miss Sharjah in the Gulf Cup quarterfinals

Al Arabi, tomorrow, Cape Verde player Ricardo Gomez

Hassan Saleh, Marcus Meloni and Saif Rashid,

Because of different injuries.