The national team and Al-Ahly youth, Ahmed Khalil, confirmed that he did not call the injury so that he would not continue in the national team camp that was held last week in Dubai, stressing that he did not evade the camp until he joined the "Dubai Knights" training.
Khalil told «Emirates Today» he cannot think of leaving the camp of the national team or claiming injury, explaining: “Unfortunately people are interpreting things as they think in their thinking, but these interpretations in the end have no basis in the truth.”
He added: “I joined the national team camp immediately upon my call from the technical staff, as the first gathering of (Al Abyad) was under the leadership of the new coach of the team, Serbian Ivan Jovanovic, and the goal of the camp was to get acquainted with the players and the coach, in return the technical staff held a session with me, and the Talking about my injury, which the medical staff of the national team confirmed that I need to rest, and that there is no objection to leaving the camp because of lack of readiness, as was stated and announced by the technical staff, especially that the camp was established in Dubai for a short period in order to get to know the coach and the players ».
He continued: «I have never evaded joining the national team, as playing in the name of the state is an honor that cannot be refused, and certainly if there is a match with (Al-Abyad) it is impossible to leave or claim injury until I return to participate in training and matches with the club.
On his opinion about Al-Ahly youth’s victory over Al-Jazeera in the semi-final of the Arab Gulf Cup, and “Dubai Knights” qualified for the final, he said: “We achieved a very difficult victory over a strong competitor, as the two teams had a great desire to qualify for the final, and we presented a good match, We advanced with the first goal, and although Al-Jazira scored two goals in the second half, we managed to score the equalizer and calculate for the players and the team to return quickly in the result, while we were successful in the penalty shootout, and qualified for the final ».
Al-Ghazal Al-Asmar indicated that Al-Ahly youth will play a difficult match against Al-Nasr in the Arab Gulf Cup final. He said: “The final will definitely be difficult for the two teams, and for us we are thinking about winning the championship and preserving the title.”
Khalil emphasized that Al-Ahly youth should be ready for the coming period, and said: “The team qualified for the Arab Gulf Cup final, as it tops the league ranking list, and qualified for the President’s Cup quarter-finals, besides we will play the group stage in the AFC Champions League, no doubt This tournament will put a lot of pressure on the players, but we must be ready and ready for this pressure, because it is normal because we are playing in a big team that seeks to compete for all titles. ”
I was only sharing 5 minutes in my graphite
Ahmed Khalil concluded his statements by answering a question about Al-Ahly youth’s desire to sign a foreign player in the offensive line, and the effect this had on his chances of participating mainly. He said: “I got used to this throughout my career with the team, as I played in the presence of many foreign players, such as Brazilian Adenaldo My graffiti, who was in his presence, participated in the matches for five minutes at the latest, but I was continuing the training and focused on providing everything I have, and I certainly have no problem if the club contracted with a foreign striker, because the club has the right to seek support for the team with the best elements And my role as a player is to train well and to follow the device's instructions Technical ».
Ahmed Khalil:
The coming period will witness great pressure in the matches.
I joined the national team camp as soon as I was called, and playing in the name of the country is an honor that cannot be refused.
We must be ready to squeeze the tournaments, because Al Ahly youth are a great team competing for all titles.