Mahdi Ali reveals the real reasons for Al-Ahly youth’s exit from the cup

Al-Ahly youth coach Mahdi Ali revealed the reasons that led to his team's exit from the President's Cup, Sunday, after losing to its host Sharjah by penalty shootout 2-4 (original and extra time 0-0).

He said in a press conference after the match: “The team missed 11 players for various circumstances, including injuries, and we did not register players, in addition to playing the match without an explicit striker, but he reached the match for penalty kicks,” adding: “I do not blame the players for what they gave during the match.” The match and that they did not fall short, but played a good match," noting that "such matches are decided in small details."

Mahdi added: "This year, the tournament system was changed, and the goal was to equal opportunities for all teams, but I did not see that there was an equal chance of the lottery. The lottery came twice in the interest of Sharjah, and he was lucky to play at his stadium, but why was the percentage of the audience in the stadium not distributed equally between the two teams?

Mahdi asked, "Does this mean that the second party will be punished?

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