Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Transitional Committee of the Football Association, said: “He is confident of the ability of the Olympic team to provide a positive performance in the Asian Cup U-23 finals, currently held in Thailand.” He pointed out that it includes in its ranks young and talented elements that constitute a vital tributary. For the future of Emirati football.

And the Olympic opens today its participation in the Asian Cup by meeting the Vietnamese team at Buriram Stadium at 14:15 Emirates time, in the fourth group that also includes Jordan and North Korea. This tournament is considered eligible for the "Tokyo 2020" Olympic Games, as the team seeks to reserve the Olympic Card for the second time in the history of the Emirates after "London 2012".

Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al-Nuaimi called on Olympic players to "invest their talents in this important competition and present all they have to the happiness of the UAE fans," and he stressed the need to respect the competing teams, whatever their history.

He added in a speech to him: "The Olympic team has been well prepared for this championship, as internal rallies and external camps were provided and a number of matches were played against strong teams, and we hope that the impact of this preparation will be reflected on the performance of the players during the championship matches," stressing that "facing Vietnam is the most important Being the first and achieving a positive result in it will give the team a great moral boost before the next two confrontations against North Korea and Jordan.

The Olympic White finished its preparations by performing a training session, yesterday, under the leadership of coach Maciej Skorza and his assistant team, with the participation of all players.

It is noteworthy that the team was crowned the title of Dubai International Olympic Team, finally, after its victory over Iraq, Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia and its tie with South Korea.

The champion, runner-up and third-place player will qualify for the Olympic Games, and if the Japanese national team (the Olympic host) is in the first three places, the fourth-placed will qualify directly.

It is reported that the national team will play the match in full white shirt, and Vietnam will be red.

The match will be managed by a jury consisting of Mohamed Taqi (Square) from Singapore and his compatriot Ronnie Koh (First Assistant), the Japanese Yumashi Hiroshi (Second Assistant), and his compatriot Lida Gombe (Fourth Referee).

Scorza: We have options to make up for Pele’s absence

"The team is fully prepared for the first kick, and the players are very excited," said the Olympic team coach, Polish Maciej Skorza, indicating in the press conference yesterday that he is very confident in the team's ability to win today and move away in the championship.

He stressed that what saddened him was the absence of a distinguished young striker, such as Mohamed Gomaa (Pele) due to the injury, and he said: «It is not good for the striker to miss the striker with the characteristics of Mohamed Gomaa, but we have other options in the attack line that are able to compensate for his absence, and my confidence in them Very large".

He added: "All the teams in the group are strong and there is no easy match at all and the chances are equal. Our focus is on the first game and we will deal with the matches as a piece."

On Vietnam, he said: “From the highly developed and powerful teams on the Asian continent, we analyzed their past matches, as well as our friendly matches with them that were recently held in Ho Chi Minh and ended in a positive tie with a goal to goal.”

- Today, he will be playing Olympic and Vietnam matches at the Thai city stadium, Buriram.

- Mohamed Gomaa is the only "Pele" who is absent from Olympic ranks due to the injury.