Successful participation of the “ADNOC League” ambassadors
Al-Ain is a “winner and a loser” of the Arab Cup
Sofian Rahimi participated with reasonable playing minutes in the Arab Cup.
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Firas Belarabi grabbed the attention with the Tunisian national team.
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Yassin Meriah suffered a severe injury in the match between Tunisia and Egypt.
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Mohamed Ghorab: "The appearance of the trio with their country's teams is considered a success that counts for the players and adds to them, and increases their market value."
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The three ambassadors of the ADNOC Professional Football League at the Arab Cup, which concluded in Doha, presented convincing levels with the teams of their countries. Al-Ain defender Yassin Meriah and Ajman midfielder Firas Al-Arabi finished their career by winning the silver medal, while the Moroccan professional in the ranks of Al-Ain, Sufian Rahimi with The "Atlas Lions" for the quarter-finals of the tournament and were eliminated by Algeria, which later won the title.
The coaches of the Tunisian and Moroccan national teams relied on the services of ambassadors intermittently during the tournament matches, and while he starred in Al Arabi and Sofiane Rahimi, Yassin Meriah suffered an injury that ended his season with the team at a time when the "leader" needed him badly, after giving the team the defensive solidity he needed.
Sports analyst at Dubai Sports Channel, Mohammed Matar Ghorab, told "Emirates Today": "The appearance of the trio with the teams of their countries is a success calculated for the players and an addition to them, and that it increases their market value according to the performance they presented in the matches in which they participated."
He added, "Any football player who gets the opportunity to wear the emblem of his country is considered a success for him. The African teams appeared strongly in the tournament with the participation of the trio, although they did not enter the tournament with all their professional stars in the European championships."
The Al-Ain defender was the most participating in the matches compared to the duo, as he played four full matches, while he left in the first half of the match against Egypt in the semi-finals, due to a rupture of the knee ligaments, according to what was announced later, ending the player's season with the "leader".
For his part, the Ajman team player, Tunisian Firas Belarabi, who is considered one of the best league deals this season, continued to present convincing levels with his country in the Arab Championship, despite his intermittent participation, and although he did not complete any of the four confrontations that He participated in it, but nevertheless he appeared remarkably in the middle of the field and contributed with the rest of his colleagues to the arrival of the "Green Eagles" to the final, and he also left his mark by scoring in the net against Mauritania.
In turn, Sofiane Rahimi presented good levels with the Moroccan national team, and participated in all matches between basic and alternative, and scored against Jordan with a penalty kick, but the "Atlas Lions" campaign was stopped in the quarter-finals after a difficult loss against Algeria on penalties 3-5, after The end of the official time and overtime in a 2-2 tie. Muhammad Matar Ghorab pointed out that the negative aspects of some major tournaments lie in the players being injured and absent for a long time from the stadiums, which he considered a possible matter, but at the same time he reduced the possibility of difficulties that Al Ain team might face to replace Tunisian defender Yassin Meriah with another player in Winter transfers. Matar Ghorab said that the work system at Al Ain Club, with its ability to deal with developments in various matters, will help avoid the team's being affected by the absence of defender Meriah, adding that the opportunity is available to the team to sign a new player, especially since the transfers are close.
It is noteworthy that Sufian Rahimi will arrive in Al Ain in the coming hours, while doubts swirl about Al Arabi’s meeting with his team against Al Wahda in the President’s Cup, while Moroccan Sufian Rahimi joined the ranks of the “leader” and participated with him in the Al-Wasl meeting in the League Cup, which ended in a 3 draw. -3.
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