«Emirates Today» learned that the intention is for the professional association to spend the financial incentives for the clubs participating in the AFC Champions League starting from the current version, according to the results that they will achieve in the tournament.
The Board of Directors of the Professional League decided to spend financial rewards for the clubs participating in the AFC Champions League, in order to motivate the participants to compete for the championship title.
The League places the participation of clubs in the Asian Championship at the forefront of its concerns, for several considerations, the most important of which is preserving the progress of the UAE league in evaluating the best leagues of the continent, after the results of the clubs participating in the Champions League have the highest percentage of evaluation points.
Official sources revealed that the association will be presented to the General Assembly, due to be held next August 13, the mechanism for the exchange of rewards, after ratification by the 14 clubs. The association is working on forming a "technical council", which specializes in following up and evaluating the clubs' participation in the Asian champions, with the aim of motivating them to compete vigorously for the championship title.
And the fortunes of the four Emirati clubs participating in the AFC Champions League (Shabab Al-Ahly, Al-Ain, Sharjah, and Al-Wahda) seem very difficult to overcome the group league, except for Al-Wahda, who collected four points out of two games played in the tournament, while Al-Ahly and Al-Ain youth lost their previous two encounters, and Sharjah lost Match, tied in another.
The group stage stage is scheduled to be completed next September with the rally system. An official source assured that "canceling the league championship will help the four clubs prepare well, whether in terms of setting up internal or external camps, and providing an opportunity for them to support their teams with the best elements, whether citizens or foreigners, to complete their squad in a way that helps them achieve the results that we aspire to ».
The source, who asked not to be named, added: “If we look at the other side in the event of completing the league as some see, this would have had a negative impact on these clubs, whether in terms of injuries or player fatigue after successive matches, after long periods of stopping the activity The spherical because of the Corona pandemic.
He emphasized: "The technical committee took into account when developing the initial concept of the schedule for the new season 2020-2021, the Asian participation, in order to ensure the clubs' preparations well for the matches, and provide times for rest after the end of their continental matches no less than five days."