Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al-Nuaimi, Chairman of the Transitional Committee of the Football Association, confirmed that the committee is working to provide all elements of success for the national team, during his career in the joint qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, and to create an appropriate preparation program for Al-Abyad to run the remaining matches With high confidence, to reach the decisive stage of the playoffs.
This came during a meeting with members of the technical and administrative apparatus and players, after the end of the training session that was held yesterday, in the Thiyab Awana Stadium in the Federation headquarters in Dubai.
Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi said that the team includes talented elements capable of achieving success and achieving the hopes and aspirations of the Emirati fans during the next four games, with the teams of Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, stressing his confidence in the players, their sincerity and dedication to provide a satisfactory performance that delights their fans and raises the banner Emirati football in regional, continental and global forums.
Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi added that the current stage requires the concerted efforts of clubs, the media and the masses, in order to provide an appropriate environment that helps the team focus on its main mission in the qualifiers, calling on everyone to stand behind and support him.
On the other hand, Sheikh Rashid praised the star of our national team and the player of Al-Jazira Club, Ali Mabkhout, who was crowned top scorer of "Khaleeji 24" with five goals, and was chosen by the International Football Association (FIFA) as the best scorer in the level of international men's soccer for 2019, He scored 16 goals in 13 games, with a target rate of 1.23.
Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al-Nuaimi called on the scorer of our national team, Ali Mabkhout, to continue giving and effort in order to achieve the record numbers, and the distinguished appearance with the national team in the upcoming entitlements, stressing that Mabkhout is one of the distinguished attackers who passed through the history of Emirati football, and possesses high technical skills And a wonderful scoring sensation, in addition to his constant passion for achieving the achievements of the team and the club and for himself, and we are proud of the level he reached in the recent period, and rated him the best strikers in the Asian continent.
The Football Association’s Transitional Committee celebrated the goal, Ali Mabkhout, yesterday, in the presence of members of the technical and administrative bodies and the players.
The technical staff of the national team, led by Jovanovic, decided to exclude five players from the current gathering due to their lack of availability, namely: Ahmed Khalil, Walid Abbas, Hassan Saleh, Mohamed Abdel-Rahman and Mohamed Marzouk, while the youth player Al-Ahly Youssef Jaber and Al-Jazira player Salem Rashid were included.
• Reprehensible strikers who passed through the history of Emirati football, and possesses a wonderful sense of goal.
• The current stage requires the concerted efforts of clubs, the media and the masses, to provide an appropriate environment that helps the team.