Ajman team captain Ali Khamis confirmed that the club's management decision not to extend his contract was expected. And the Ajman administration announced that seven players will leave the team list after the decision to cancel the league, including Ali Khamis (32 years). The player said to «Emirates Today»: «I understand the view of officials in the club, and the technical staff of such a decision, after I was out of the team’s list for more than two seasons due to the repeated injuries that I was subjected to, which kept me away for long periods from the stadiums, the club has the right to search About another player.
He added: «No matter how harsh the decision is for me, except that the management of Ajman Club, I have a great balance, I do not forget that the club has been supportive of me for long periods during my treatment period, and he insisted on my travel outside the country to perform surgery and rehabilitation in the best specialized centers, for this reason I did not "I am absolutely saddened by the exclusion decision." Ali Khamis struggled with the injury, as he spent more than three years in operating rooms and rehabilitation centers, due to his frequent exposure to a cut in the cruciate ligament in the knee.
The story of Khamis began with the injury of the 2012-2013 season, when he suffered a cut in the cruciate ligament in one of his team's league matches, which necessitated his travel to Germany to perform surgery in one of the major centers there. After six months in treatment, the knee injury returned again during one of the team's training exercises, which required two operations to correct the cruciate ligament, and then another major operation, and it was necessary to spend another seven months in treatment and rehabilitation.
Unfortunately, he continued his pursuit of the captain of Ajman, when he appeared in the youth match Al-Ahly season 2014-2015, but he was injured in the same place 10 minutes after his arrival as a substitute in the second half, to miss then appearing in official matches.
Ali Khamis said: "I will continue my career with football elsewhere, and the new destination may be in an amateur league club, after I received more than one offer."
He continued: «I still see myself able to give, and my decision will most likely be towards the amateur league after I received more than one offer, this league has become the focus of attention of many stars of the Arab Gulf League, such as Nawaf Mubarak and Bashir Saeed, and Faisal Khalil and others.”
He continued, "I know that the amateur league is much more difficult for professionals, but I am determined to add a history to me that will compensate me for the years of injury that prevented me from being in the Ajman squad." Ali Khamis has been summoned on more than one occasion to the squad, before the injury denied him the continuation of brilliance.
And about the decision to cancel the league,
He confirmed that it was a successful decision, to preserve the health of the players and the technical and administrative apparatus in the clubs.
He continued: «Whatever the disagreement about the decision, but the health of the players remains more important than winning and tournaments, there is a pandemic that shook the entire world and its psychological effects are still present, and it was difficult for the players to return to the field, and there is fear of the virus, so I think it was a decision more than Excellent".
- Whatever the severity of the decision, but I have a club Ajman has a great balance management.
- The infection started with Ali Khamis since the 2013 season and lasted for years.