Al Ain player, Caio Canedo, revealed that he did not participate in the main training of the "leader" before confronting Sharjah, the day before yesterday, in the Presidential Cup semi-final, pointing out that "Al Ain Portuguese coach Pedro Emmanuel asked him to participate in the match a few hours ago. From its inception ».

Caio told «Emirates Today» that he was not 100% ready, explaining: “It was a surprise for me to participate in the match, as I was suffering from injury in the last period, and I just promised to participate in the training only twice, while I did not participate with the players In the basic course. ”

He added: "Hours before the match, the coach told me that he wanted to go to the Sharjah match, and I agreed immediately, as I am happy with that, despite my lack of availability, but more importantly, we won, and we qualified for the final."

And about whether he was summoned from Al Ain despite the team went to Abu Dhabi to play the match, to compensate for the absence of the Togolese Laba Kudjo, who was suspended last Monday, he jokingly said: "This is a secret that I will not talk about, but I am happy to have the opportunity to play and contribute to achieving Al Ain to win." It is reported that Al Ain won the final of the competition, after beating Sharjah 3-2.

Caio talked about the match, and said: «We achieved a very important victory, as we are in a very good position, in the Arab Gulf League, by reducing the difference with leaders Al-Ahly to three points, and we qualified for the cup final, which makes our chances in the competition for the two titles» .

He continued: «Sharjah presented a good match, especially as its players play very fast football, but we dealt with the match well, and we realize that we have not achieved anything yet, as we are still in second place in the league, and we have not achieved the cup title yet, and we must respect Our competitor Al-Dhafra is in the final. ”

He pointed out that the «leader» will close the cup file, and said: «We must not think about the final match now, and we must return to focus in the league, especially as we will play a strong match against Al-Jazira next Saturday, which is the game during which we must appear well, in order to continue Victories and positive results achieved by the team in past matches.

And his opinion on the development of Al Ain’s performance in the recent period, after the difference with Al Ahly youth was eight points and then it became two points, and the “leader” fans felt a state of dissatisfaction with the team’s performance in all competitions, especially after the loss from victory in the Cup semi-finals The Arabian Gulf, he said: «This is the ball, we are currently improving our situation, after the team achieved some negative results, and at the same time Al-Ahly youth wasted two points in front of victory, despite its progress in the result with two goals without a response, and this matter contributed to reducing the difference in points, and from Our side we should not lose any points in the next games, fight in all matches, and be f Our full focus, but it will certainly not be easy for the players. ”

April 21 proposed date for the cup final

«Emirates Today» learned that the Federation’s Competitions Committee is considering the establishment of the President’s Cup final, which is scheduled to bring Al Ain together with Al Dhafra next April 21, after the AFC’s amendments to the Champions League matches.

The Competitions Committee was confused about holding the championship in May or June, due to the pressed agenda of the national team’s matches in the joint qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, the 2023 Asian Cup, and the associations of the four clubs participating in the AFC Champions League, which are Al-Ahly, Al-Ain, Al-Wahda, and Sharjah.

Coordination will be with the authorities responsible for the match, before the competition's deadline is officially announced.

- He was not 100% ready for the match, but he fought the match and scored the winning goal and qualified for the cup final against Sharjah.

Al-Ain folded the cup file, and is preparing aggressively for the summit of the island the day after tomorrow.