Al Shamsi: “Al-Abyad” has passed a difficult stage, but the next is more difficult
3 successful management decisions that helped the team qualify
Lima appeared well with the national team and scored 4 goals.
Photography: Osama Abu Ghanem
Salim Al Shamsi: "The presence of the fans in the stands played an influential role in the team's qualification."
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Three administrative decisions taken by the Football Association contributed to helping the team qualify for the decisive third round in the joint qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, topping Group G with 18 points, and winning over Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam, as these decisions were represented in the naturalization of the trio Sebastian Tigali, Cayo Canedo and Fabio de Lima, and the decision to host the remaining matches of Group Seven, in addition to the decision to allow the public to be in the stands and encourage the team by 30% of the total capacity of the stadium.
For his part, former member of the Board of Directors of the Football Association, Dr. Salim Al Shamsi, confirmed that there are important administrative decisions taken by the Board of Directors of the Football Association that played a major role in this achievement that was achieved and led Al-Abyad to the next round in the World Cup qualifiers, describing these decisions as creating the appropriate atmosphere in front of The team to perform its duty to the fullest in the green rectangle, considering that the naturalization of the trio of Lima, Cayo and Tigali was a right decision and came at an important time for the team, stressing that the three players constituted a great addition to the team due to the great technical experience that they are distinguished by.
Al Shamsi told "Emirates Today": "There are great efforts made by the Football Association in the past period that were behind the recent success of the team, including the decision to host the group matches, as this decision had a major role in making the team ascend to the third round, in addition to the influential role The presence of the Emirati fans in the stands and their support for the team played, so we thank the Board of Directors of the Football Association headed by Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, for the great role he played in the past period and for providing all the requirements that help the team reach its desired goals.
He added, "Although the team has passed a difficult stage and achieved four important victories, the next one is more difficult and requires more effort and work on the administrative and technical levels."
In January of last year, the Football Association granted Emirati citizenship to the players Tigali and Cayo, and in February of the same year, the player Lima joined them.
Lima scored four goals for the national team in this qualifier, while Caio and Tigali scored a goal.
Al Shamsi indicated that the Football Association was also keen during the last period to sign Marvik, who had previously led Al-Abyad before in these qualifiers and had previous knowledge of the national team players.
The 3 decisions
1- Naturalization of the trio of Cayo, Lima and Tigali.
2- Hosting the remaining matches in the qualifiers.
3- Allowing the public to be in the stands.
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