Mahdi Ali seeks the warmth of the local tournaments ... and Al-Anbari wants his second title

Youth Al-Ahly and Sharjah ... "Winter Summit"

• Brazilian youth Al-Ahly player Carlos Eduardo.

  Photography: Osama Abu Ghanem

• Brazilian striker Wilton Suarez, Sharjah.

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The Sharjah team, the Arab Gulf League title holder in the previous season, and Shabab Al-Ahly, the champion of the President's Cup in its last version, are facing a heavy-caliber confrontation at eight o'clock this evening at Al Maktoum Stadium in Al-Nasr Club in Dubai, in the Super Gulf Cup, looking forward to The title of the championship that is held under the slogan «Shatana Super»

Both teams are looking for the honor of winning the title of this tournament, as Al-Ahly youth seek to win the fifth title in its history, while Sharjah hopes to win the title for the third time in its history and the second during the reign of its current coach Abdulaziz Al-Anbari.

Sharjah had won the last Super title at the expense of Shabab Al-Ahly in a penalty shootout 4-3 after the match ended in its original time in a goalless draw.

According to the tournament regulations, in the event that the original match time ends in a draw, a penalty shoot-out will be used directly.

The match will be held for the first time without a public presence in the stands due to the current health conditions.

Today's match is the third confrontation in the history of confrontations between national coaches Abdulaziz Al-Anbari and Mahdi Ali, led by their teams Sharjah and Al-Ahly youth, as he had faced one time in the league and then Sharjah won under the leadership of Al-Anbari, while it faced one time in the President's Cup and then Al-Ahly youth won Led by Mahdi with a clean goal.

Sharjah is threatening its rival, Shabab Al-Ahly, to repeat the scenario of its superiority over it in the previous version, and the team is armed with the brilliance of Igor Cornado and Brazilian striker Wilton Suarez, who leads the league with 11 goals.

Sharjah is involved in this confrontation with high spirits, after finishing the first round of the league, leading the ranking of the teams and crowning the title of Winter Champion with 32 points.

With 10 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss.

Sharjah is considered the most likely to win the championship in comparison to the stability and positive results that the team continued to achieve, while the last meeting between the two teams in the first round of the league had ended in a 1-1 draw.

On the other hand, the desire seems greater among Al-Ahly youth to win the championship title for the fifth time in its history, so that the club does not exit the current season empty-handed of titles, as it is currently ranked sixth in the league standings with 19 points.

Shabab Al-Ahly enters the match with high spirits after their recent victory over Al-Nasr in the league and with a great desire to win and surpass Sharjah and avenge his previous defeat from him, which caused him to lose the last Super title.

This match also represents a great challenge for coach Mahdi Ali, who is looking for his first title locally at the club level, after he won titles and historic achievements at the level of the first, Olympic and junior national team.

Al-Ahly youth are counting on their strength, represented by the brilliance of Brazilian Carlos Eduardo and his restoration of his level, alongside Brazilian striker Igor Jesus, in addition to the return of Argentine Cartabia.

The performance of Al-Ahly youth witnessed a remarkable improvement during the era of Mahdi Ali, whose imprint began to appear on the team after he finally took over his training, succeeding the former Spanish coach, Gerard Zaragoza.

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