Ajman goalkeeper Jaber Jasim, 41, has announced his desire to continue with the "orange" for another season, abandoning the idea of retiring at the end of the current season, indicating that he will remain in the stadiums beyond the age of 42.
He told «Emirates Today»: «I feel that I am still able to give for another season, and I am under the management of the club if I decide to continue and extend my contract.
Jassim's contract with Ajman ends at the end of next May, completing 10 years he spent inside the Orange Castle, where he moved in the summer of 2010, coming from Khor Fakkan.
He added, “I did not talk to the administration about extending the contract, and this matter was imposed by the current conditions in which football lives, by stopping sporting activity due to the Corona pandemic, and the presence of everyone inside the home quarantine, but once this crisis is over, I will definitely meet with the administration and make the decision that It has the best interests of the team. ”
Veteran goalkeeper did not appear in games orange, over three seasons, with his last appearance in a match due Fujairah 2015-2016 season, which lost its outcome in order to Ajman without reply.
He explained: "The continuity of the player in the stadiums does not depend on his age, but rather on his giving and his continuity in playing his roles in the training sessions, I do not speak ideally, but I have not been absent from a single training for the team this season and in the past seasons."
He continued: «decision of my participation in the games is the artistic vision of the technical staff, I think that the main goalkeeper Ali Al Hosni performs more than excellent, and the club includes another group of guards, and the center of my existence this group adds to their field experience».
Jaber Jassim contributed to the most important achievement of the orange in the era of professionals, when he led his team to win the Arab Gulf Cup 2013-2014 season, at the expense of Al-Jazeera, who beat it in the final 2-1.
If the Ajman guard completes renewing his contract with the club, he will have broken the number registered in the name of the former Al Ain, Al Wahda and Ajman guard, Moataz Abdullah, who retired in his 41st year.
And on the reasons for the decline in Ajman results this season compared to its previous seasons, Jaber Jassim said: «Ajman was exposed to difficult situations this season, as it included three new foreigners, who needed some time to adapt, in addition to the influential injury suffered by the financial Hamid Dombia, after a short period of launch The season, during which he presented distinguished levels, helped the team score seven points in the first three league matches.
He continued: «The team was also affected by some decisions of the whistle, and despite all of that, the team maintained its good levels in all matches, but luck was resisting the team at the level of results».
As for his opinion on the controversy currently being raised about the return of the football season or its cancellation, the Ajman keeper said: “If the return of the league will have an impact on the health of players and technical and administrative bodies as well as the fans, it is better to cancel the competition and content ourselves with establishing 19 rounds of the current season, but if it is The healthy atmosphere in the stadiums is eligible to receive matches, so there is no objection to completing the competition at a time that officials of the Professional Association deem appropriate for this.
Ajman Guard Card
First name: Jaber
Last name: Jassim
Nationality: United Arab Emirates
Date of birth: December 7, 1979
Age: 41
Player Status: Goalkeeper
Marital status: Married
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 75 kg
Jaber Jasim: There is a clear case of reaping the players
On the reactions in sports circles criticizing the lack of societal initiatives from the players of the Arab Gulf League due to the pandemic of "Corona", Jaber Jassim said: "There is a prevalent circulation in sports circles on this issue, and the status of reaping is clear to the players, and they are basically those who grew up with this The good land is known for the good deeds that extend to all the peoples of the world, but the integrity of the players' hands is tied, by virtue of the compulsory circumstances that made them spend this period in the home quarantine ».
He continued: «We do not know how to move, and whether we will be infected with the Corona virus, if we go out of our homes in these circumstances, all we need is to point us to the places that need the help of players or to lead a sports body this initiative, and its time everyone will know the true metal of the Emirati players ».
Ajman has faced difficult situations this season, and has been affected by some of Al-Safra's decisions.
The decision to participate in the matches is an artistic vision for the technical staff .. Al-Hosani performs well.