Al Ain team superstar, Caio Canedo, admitted that joining the national football team’s list after obtaining citizenship, he needs to continue to work diligently with the “leader” in the upcoming matches, in order to convince the national team coach, Ivan Jovanovic, of his ability to supervise the « the White".

Caio said in the first press statement published by the Brazilian newspaper, "Lance", after Al Ain Club completed the procedures for transferring it from a foreign player to a citizen player: "It is an honor for me to obtain citizenship, and I will seek to return the favor to the UAE, and certainly this will not be possible unless I continue to work Hard and diligent, I am always looking to provide the best performance with Al Ain Club, I am very happy here in the Emirates, and I hope to continue making history, and I look forward to the opportunity to participate with the team eagerly. ”

The former player of the Brazilian and Inter-national clubs Botafogo and Al Wasl explained that he feels proud of his obtaining Emirati citizenship and his transformation of the citizen player because he now has the appropriate opportunity to return the favor that the UAE has been offering him and his family since he arrived in the country five years ago.

He added: «I am very grateful for all that this country has offered me and still, for me and my family, it is definitely an honor for me to get this matter, it is my pleasure to represent such a wonderful country».

Caio Canedo moved 29 years to the ranks of Al Ain early this season, coming from the ranks of Al Wasl for six million dollars, and the player had completed five years in the country last September and became eligible to play for the national team.

The player is expected to appear for the national team’s slogan for the first time in the face of “Al-Abyad” against Malaysia on March 26 in the joint qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup, so that the dream of the player who has been with him for a long time and specifically after his transfer to the ranks of his current team Al Ain.

On the other hand, the eyes of the technical staff of the Al Ain team led by the Portuguese coach, Pedro Emmanuel and the fans of "Violet", are heading to the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, which is hosting today, the confrontation of Bunyodkor and his Iraqi guest Al Zawraa in the AFC Supplement to know the identity of the qualified team that will meet Al Ain in the second round of the supplement, On the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium next Tuesday to determine the rookie to the group stage.

A source in Al Ain Club told «Emirates Today» that the club did not send any of the members of the technical staff to monitor the two teams from the pitch, and that the club would be satisfied with studying the qualified team through a video to prepare for the crucial meeting next Tuesday.

Pedro to «El Ainawia»: Support the existing and do not think about contracts

Al Ain coach, Portuguese Pedro Emmanuel called on the fans of the team, "to support the players who are currently on the team list that will face Khor Fakkan tomorrow in the 13th round of the Arab Gulf League, and not to think of contracts", after Al Ain Club was linked to more than one player during the previous two days.

The coach said at the press conference yesterday, and in response to a question to «Emirates Today» about the incomplete ranks of the team after the departure of Algerian Abdel Rahman Meziane and the absence of a contract with him so far: «I am happy with the players I have, and I am certainly excited to play the important game».

He added: «Certainly if contracts occurred today or tomorrow, we will talk about them, and for me I have strong players we will try to choose from among them to push the elements that can achieve victory, and the fans must know that when we land on the field our goal is to win.

Al-Ain awaits today the identification of his next opponent in the Asian supplement.