Emirates Today learned that Al Wasl Football Company received a letter from the Football Association, during which the latter requested to postpone the friendly match that was scheduled to meet the “Emperor” with Khorfakkan today at Al Wasl Stadium in Zabeel, until the Football Association issued the special health protocol By holding friendly matches, as the same applies to all friendly matches for the Arab Gulf League clubs.
A source in Al-Wasl Club told «Emirates Today» that the football company in the club decided to postpone the friendly match that would have brought the team together with Khorfakkan, as part of the two teams ’preparations for the start of the new season next September, pointing out that Al-Wasl had completed its arrangements to hold the match, taking With all considerations and precautions in dealing with the outbreak of the emerging Corona Virus pandemic.
He added: “The company decided to abide by the decision of the Football Association and postpone the friendly match against Khor Fakkan, while it was decided to continue the first team’s training, with directing open the door for the attendance of 50 fans to the training that will start at six in the evening with the application of safety standards and approved spacing procedures, provided that the requests are sent. To the club regarding the fans ’desire to attend the training, and the personal data of each fan, attached to a negative (Covid-19) test result within 48 hours of receiving the test result.
He pointed out that Al Wasl's desire to hold the friendly match in the presence of 50 fans, and the same thing with regard to training, will return to the public interest on the clubs of the Arab Gulf League, the Football Association and the Professional League, explaining: “Attending a number of fans to train Al Wasl, is a practical rehearsal for the possibility of the public attending competitions matches The 2020-2021 season, as Al Wasl prepared well for all eventualities, the most important of which was preparing the Zabeel Stadium to attend the audience for the matches, and we had a desire to start early in the application of this experience during the friendly match against Khor Fakkan, while the matter will not differ in terms of the club's readiness to receive the yellow fans During the team's training today. ”
He continued, "We were contacted with the Professional League and the Football Association, regarding the presence of representatives from both sides for the friendly match, with the aim of obtaining all the necessary experience, and preparing early for the matches of the Arab Gulf League, and other competitions, regarding the organization of matches in the presence of the public, according to the precautions for confronting the Corona virus." .
The source stressed that Al-Wasl applies all the precautions announced by the National Authority for Emergency Management, Crises and Disasters, regarding social divergence, and equipping the facilities of the Zabeel Stadium and the areas surrounding the stadium, making the club able to receive the public to attend the training and matches in the coming period, stressing that the "emperor" training You witness a great commitment from the players, the technical staff, and all members of the first team, to ensure the safety and health of everyone in the first place.
He concluded his statements by stressing that Al Wasl will continue his training on a daily basis, until the protocol for the establishment of friendly matches is issued by the Football Association, and that a new date be set for the "Emperor" match against Khor Fakkan after the protocol was issued, along with a number of other friendly matches, according to the needs The technical staff led by the Romanian Lorent Regicamp, indicating that the media office of Al Wasl, will continue to broadcast parts of the "Panthers" training through the technology of direct broadcasting of the site of the exchange of images and videos "Instagram", to give the opportunity to the Al-Waslawi audience to follow the team's latest preparations for the new season.
It is noteworthy that the League of Professionals announced the dates of the matches of the competitions of the Arab Gulf League, the Arab Gulf Cup, and the Arab Gulf League under 21 years of the new season, which will begin with the Arab Gulf Cup championship with its new system, and preliminary roles will be held in two rounds, the first on 3 and 4 September, and the second on 1 and 2 October, as for the Arab Gulf League, will start on September 9, with the first round to be held throughout the 9, 10 and 11 days of the same month.