Athletes expect that the 99-year-olds will find themselves without a club after the qualifiers, and they affirm:
“Olympic” needs a 23-year league to participate strongly in Asia
The Olympic team is preparing to face Brazil in a friendly next Thursday.
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Hamad Al-Dosari: “I know players who excelled with Cosmin, but now they have finished their football career at home.”
Abdul Majeed Al-Nimr: “It is necessary to find a championship for the 23-year-old category, so that they do not end their career with the ball.”
Muhammad Abdullah: "I was greatly affected by the lack of a championship for the under-23 category... I will not find a place for me in the league clubs."
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Athletes demanded the necessity of organizing an under-23 league to support the preparations of the Olympic team, which will compete in the Asian qualifiers for the Asian Cup finals, scheduled for Uzbekistan 2022, next October, as there is no local championship for this age group, forcing the Olympic white to be satisfied with friendly matches and camps. .
The Professional League had previously decided to replace the under-23 league with the under-21 championship, which negatively affected the players of this age group, according to athletes and technicians.
The former Ajman player and player agent, Hamad Al-Dosari, told "Emirates Today": "Unfortunately, those born in the year 99, ie the age of 22 and 23 years, suffer from the lack of a local league championship, as the League replaced it with a 21-year-old league at the request of the clubs on the pretext that there is no budget, which is a decision In my view, it is very wrong, as it will destroy a large group of players who will not find a team for them to sign.”
He added: "The secret of the superiority and strength of the Saudi League - for example - and its Asian brilliance is the presence of a championship for the under-23 league. As for locally, the player must stand out and be talented and play in a first team in a club at the age of 19, or finish his football career and head to He played the quintet due to the lack of a club to sign with him, in light of the presence of nearly 100 players residing in the professional league clubs only.”
And he continued, “I know distinguished players who emerged and players at the age of 17, including the Romanian Olario Cosmin, when he was coach of Al-Ahly, but now they have finished their football career and at home due to the lack of an age group for them, which is a very important category, reserve and preparation for players for teams and clubs, and the largest The example of the Olympic team striker, the Sharjah player Saeed Al Kaabi, who scored a goal for the team in the last match, as he will not find a chance to play with the first team, and he will find himself in a first-class team or without a club because of the difficulty of obtaining a chance.”
He explained, "There are international players who appeared at the age of 25 and 26, and therefore it is not a requirement that the player emerge and show his talent at the age of 19."
He continued: “It should also be noted that those born in 2000 and 2001 will go to perform national service, and once they return, they will not find a local championship for them. At the age of 20, players may not be judged completely technically, but there are some exceptions, and therefore must be reconsidered in order not to destroy A generation of citizen players.
The Olympic team is booking dates with international teams to give the players experience and strong friction, as the team will meet with its Brazilian counterpart, next Thursday, at the end of its foreign camp, which is currently in Serbia.
The U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers were drawn by the Olympic Whites in Group E, along with Oman, India and Kyrgyzstan.
For his part, Al-Ahly youth player Muhammad Abdullah said: “I was greatly affected by the lack of a championship for the under-23 category, and I will not find a place for me in the league clubs because of the lack of a championship for my age, as I will skip the under-21 age stage.”
Muhammad Abdullah is considered the top scorer in the Sunni stages and is included in all the Sunni national teams, but he will be present this year in the national service, and there is no tournament in which he can participate upon his return except in the first class championship, which may also depend on the resident players.
In turn, the assistant coach of the first team in Khorfakkan, Abdul Majeed Al-Nimr, confirmed that "the championships of the age groups serve the national teams, which means the necessity of having an under-23 championship to serve the Olympic team in the next maturity."
He said: «The saying that the player should appear at 22 or 23 years old is wrong, as there are a large number of players who appeared after this age, in addition to the fact that there is a reason why players should not be present in a large percentage in the 21-year-old league, which is the performance of national service, I believe that it is necessary to find a championship for the 23-year-old category, so that they do not end their career with the ball.”
• Olympic White plays in Group E, along with Oman, India and Kyrgyzstan.
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