He kept a clean sheet in 9 matches

5 questions.. Al-Ruwaihi: Giving is not measured by age..I am not close to retiring

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Dibba Al-Fujairah goalkeeper, Muhammad Salem Al-Ruwaihi (36 years old), revealed that he plans to continue in the stadiums for years, stressing, "I am not close to retiring, and the players' giving is not measured by age," and indicated that he is proud of the long period in which he played with Dibba Al Fujairah in the professional And the first degree, and he did not hesitate for a moment to renew his team.

He revealed that he is looking forward to achieving the title of best goalkeeper in the last season of the amateur league, although Dibba Al Fujairah did not achieve the rise, based on receiving the least number of goals, and considered that the goalkeeper of the team and Al Jazira club, Ali Khaseef, is the most prominent among all guards in the Emirates, as He stressed the strong relationship that binds him with his former coach, the Egyptian Tariq Al-Sayed, and how it continues to this day, and talked about many things to "Emirates Today" in the following dialogue:

■ Are you looking forward to winning the award for best goalkeeper in the first division?

■■ Last season, I managed to keep two clean sheets in nine matches, which is the highest among goalkeepers in the championship teams, and I cherish a distinguished achievement, and it suffices to say that Dibba was the least conceded with 21 goals, thanks to everyone's work.

Have you achieved your ambitions?

Are you close to retiring?

■■ I am proud of my many accomplishments in several seasons in which I played, and I have always contributed by continuing to train, and sticking to it on a regular basis. What a player can give.

Why did you stick to staying in Dibba?

■■ Playing with “Al-Nawakhatha” has privacy, so I rejected many offers, including an unofficial offer for a professional club at the end of last season, and I did not wait long before renewing with Dibba, with whom I had 12 seasons, in addition to five seasons in professionals, and two seasons with Fujairah, which is a distinguished achievement that I am proud of.

Who do you think is the best goalkeeper at the present time?

■■ The UAE clubs are distinguished by many good goalkeepers, but the goalkeeper of the national team and Al Jazira, Ali Khaseef, is in the forefront of the distinguished guards, and last season he had an exceptional season with his colleagues, and he deserves stardom this season, as well as the guards: Fahd Al Dhanhani, Majid Nasser and Adel Al Hosani.

Who is the coach who left an imprint in your career?

■■ This cannot be confined to a specific coach. Each of them has an influential role, but the Egyptian coach, Tarek El-Sayed, has a greater credit to me, and he is one of the coaches that I cherish very much, and he is not only a coach for me, but a brother and friend on and off the field, and I hope He has good luck with his team Hamriyah next season.

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