He confirmed that he is not considering retiring despite his advanced age

Ahmed Saqr .. "48 years old" and crowned as the top scorer for the "citizens" in the hand, with 96 goals

  • Ahmed Saqr during the coronation with his former team Al Wasl Cup Hand.

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  • From the participation of Ahmed Saqr in the Al Dhafra and Baniyas meeting this season.

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The star of the Al Dhafra team, and the dean of the handball players in the UAE, Ahmed Saqr, revealed that reaching the age of 48 will not stand in the way of him continuing to shine in the game arenas.

Despite his advanced age, Ahmed Saqr achieved a great achievement by being crowned last week as the top scorer for the national handball players, scoring 96 goals in 22 rounds, according to the official statements of the Football Association.

Saqr explained to "Emirates Today" that the secret of his brilliance despite his advanced age is due to a strict diet and training program. He said: “Following a strict program of training, whether on the personal level or with the team, was behind the ability to continue giving despite my 48 years of age. And success in being the top scorer for national players with a total of 96 goals, and occupying the tenth place in the list of top scorers of the tournament, which is led by professional club players, and the resident category, who are originally international players in their national teams and receive salaries equal to that paid to professionals.

He explained: “He tops the scorers list officially issued by the Game Federation, the Algerian Abdeljalil Maachou, who scored 185 goals and plays within the resident category of Dibba Al-Hisn Club, and it is calculated that he is the only one who meets the specifications of the resident who is able to serve handball, as he was included in The Sunni stages of arrival before moving to his current team, and he surpassed by 22 goals from his closest competitor, Bosnian Asak Ombre, a professional at Al-Ain club, before club professionals, from different nationalities from Croatia, Gabon, Tunisia and Egypt, continued to extend their control over the rest of the positions in the scorers list. , Reaching the tenth place, which I finished with 96 goals, and gave me the title of the best citizen player, as he came four goals ahead of Al-Jazira player Saud Suleiman, who came in second place.

He added: “I have a long career with handball, which I started with Al Wasl since 1979, and I progressed with him in all the years, and won many titles with the men's team, the last of which was the President's Cup in 2017, in addition to playing with the front teams, the size of Al-Ahly youth ( Previously, Al-Ahly) with whom I won the title of the best player in the Arab Clubs Championship, then Al-Ain, and Al-Dhafra, with whom I played my second season, along with my career with the national teams, but despite this I am still eager to continue the arena of the powerful game, and the decision to retire is still far away.

Saqr pointed out that his superiority in the list of national scorers carries a negative connotation in the lack of young members in the clubs, and said: “With a quick look at club players, especially citizens, we found the size of the crisis facing handball, in light of very large age rates, what Confirms that there are no generations capable of supporting the current generation, with the exception of Sharjah Club, which has momentum in all Sunni stages.

And about his next destination, and the future he aspires to in handball, he said: “I am still able to give on the field, as I always strive to find enough time to continue physical preparation before returning to regular training with the team, which is the secret of my success in continuing. By playing, and wrestling with the top league ».

He concluded: “There are negotiations to stay an additional season with Al Dhafra, and when I make the decision to retire, I will most likely go to training, as I have gone through many courses over the past years, in addition to being a referee holding the continental badge since 2006, and at that time I was the youngest referee in the country to obtain This badge ».

• His club, Al Dhafra, is currently negotiating to stay an additional season, stressing that in the event that a decision is made to retire, he will go to training.

Ahmed Saqr, besides being a handball player, has also held the referee badge since 2006.

• He scored 96 goals over the course of 22 rounds in the tournament.

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