Advisor to the National Teams Committee and Technical Affairs, UAE First Football Supervisor Mohamed Obaid Hammad, confirmed that they are standing on the threshold of a new and decisive stage full of optimism with the start of a new season, and under a new coach with his name and distinguished history, and also with a new board of the Football Association headed by Sheikh Rashid bin Hamid Al-Nuaimi has an enlightened vision and inspiring initiatives in development and construction that have caught all attention during the last stopping period, indicating that there is no doubt that the next stage requires focus in order to score enough points in the remaining four matches of the joint Asian qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and the Asian Cup Finals 2023, especially that three of them will be on our land, and only one match outside the Emirates. Fortunately, the decision of the Football Association with the coach came at the appropriate time after agreeing to the recommendation of the National Teams Committee to choose this coach.
Hammad said to the official website of the Football Association: "The technical and administrative staff and the players are aware of the team's position in the qualifiers, and they realize that the current stage is difficult, especially after a long period of activity, against the backdrop of the effects of the Corona epidemic on the entire world, which requires a great effort from the players and the concerted all Efforts to restore the physical and technical level and focus on the requirements of the next stage. "
Hammad said: "As for the list of players chosen, it was chosen by the assistant coach of Pinto in coordination and cooperation with the national coach, Salim Abdul Rahman, and then they presented it to him, and he was the one who nominated the number according to what suits the camp according to his vision, and we agreed with the coach that the door of the team remain open, Based on the returns, whether in the camps or matches, or following up on the local competitions matches with the start of the new season and the Asian posts, the new coach will have time to choose and evaluate the players in the current list in a better way, especially that he will be present among them. "
He added: "The technical and administrative staff and the players are aware of the team's position in the qualifiers, and they realize that the current stage is difficult, especially after the activity has been suspended for a long time, against the backdrop of the effects of the Corona epidemic on the entire world, which requires a great effort from the players and concerted efforts to restore the physical level." And technical and focus in the requirements of the next stage. "
Hammad continued: "We put in the group difficult, we all know that, and we have an agreement that we deal with each match separately, and our confidence is unlimited in our players who we all know, and we know their great capabilities that have been achieved before by great achievements at the Gulf and Asian levels. There is no doubt In that the last stage witnessed great efforts to prepare for this camp, and the external camp that will be held next August, and at the same time the embassy of the state in Colombia made great efforts to communicate with the coach Jorge Luis Pinto, and provide everything necessary for easy access to the Emirates, Hence, we extend our thanks and appreciation. "
I complete all the conditions for the team at the current stage, and we have great support from the Football Association, the National Teams Committee, Technical Affairs and the Sports Street in general, and we will all do our best to translate this support into positive results that achieve the goal, and I will not fail here to thank the clubs because they are the tributary. The basic for national teams. "