He confirmed that the group games are professionally run among the "king"

Mubarak: The desire to embrace the titles behind my move to the "Sharjah Basket"

From a previous participation by Mubarak Khalifa with his team Al Wasl in the Basketball League.

Photography: Patrick Castillo

The game maker of the national basketball team, the new player in the ranks of Sharjah, Mubarak Khalifa, revealed that the obsession with returning to titles, especially the league championship, and being under the technical leadership of the national coach Abdul Hamid Ibrahim, were among the most prominent factors that encouraged him to move to the ranks of the king, and to give up His former team Al Wasl, who played with his jersey in all Sunni teams.

Mubarak said to "Emirates Today": "The organizational and technical aspects of Sharjah, and the achievements it has achieved over the past years, especially in the domination of the titles of the last two editions of the Gulf Clubs Championship, in addition to my good relationship with the national coach Abdul Hamid Ibrahim, for example the motivation behind My decision to move to the king, with whom I look forward to the return of titles embracing, especially in the men's league.

He explained: “I achieved great achievements with Al Wasl, whether in the age groups or at the level of the first team, the last of which was winning the 2018 President's Cup, but my age and my 25 years of age was behind my continuous research in contracting with a team that fulfills my ambitions to win the league title. Which is the most important in the basketball season, and is eligible to participate in the Gulf Club Championships.

Adding: “The good relationship that binds me with Sharjah national coach Abdul Hamid Ibrahim, who previously played under his leadership in the ranks of the national teams, in addition to the professionalism with which the group games are run in Sharjah, represented factors encouraging me to be within the ranks of the king, especially since the current components of the team are under the leadership of A national apparatus, in addition to being in a team that includes elite members of the national team and foreign professionals at the state level, came to keep pace with my aspirations in searching for new challenges, and to continue working on developing my level, with the ambition of reaping achievements, whether local or at the level of foreign participation.

He added, "My presence with Sharjah will represent a greater opportunity to strongly enhance my presence in the national team, and to participate in the playmaker position that is usually occupied and competes for the presence of a group of the best players in the country today."

And about the challenges that can be imposed by playing alongside the American professional, Doyle Jackson, coming from the Lebanese League, Mubarak said: “During my long career with Al Wasl, I previously played with a group of foreign professionals who were the best in the region, and I was able to prove my presence, which is what I seek to continue. With Sharjah, in light of benefiting as much as possible from Jackson's expertise.

Many friendships

Mubarak Khalifa talked about his relationship with his colleagues in the Sharjah team, and said: “I have many friendships in my new team, whether it is the American professional Taylor, whom I know well, or my teammates, and I am confident that being in a team the size of Sharjah requires exerting great efforts with training so that the player can be able To form the required addition to the team, and I realize that the challenging factor of self-affirmation and high professionalism managed by the national coach Abdul Hamid Ibrahim, will give me the motivation to make a greater effort and help the team achieve its goals.

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