He stressed that it is too early to say that “Al-Douri is Ainawi”

Sofiane Rahimi: I am lucky to have the support of the Moroccan community in the UAE

Sufian Rahimi.

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Al-Ain striker, Moroccan international Sofiane Rahimi, expressed his great happiness with the support he receives from all fans, specifically from the Moroccan community residing in the UAE, who supports him in all matches, stressing that he is lucky with this support, pointing out that all words do not enable him to Fulfilling these masses their right to love.

Sufian Rahimi told "Emirates Today" in response to the reason for his response to the invitation of a Moroccan fan who waited a long time for him to take a memorial photo with him after the end of the Al-Ain and Bani Yas meeting in the last round of the league, that in all his visits to state stadiums with the "leader" he finds members of the Moroccan community presenting He has the support and he is grateful to have had the opportunity to play in the Emirates and meet so many fans.

The Moroccan international, who participated with his country in the Arab Cup in Doha and the African Nations Cup in Cameroon, added: “In all the stadiums of the world, Moroccan players enjoy the support of members of the community. For me, I am very happy because here in the UAE I have the same support from the Moroccan fans, certainly I will work to repay them by also shining with the national team in the upcoming competitions.”

Rahimi, who moved to Al Ain at the beginning of the season from Raja Casablanca with a contract until 2025, made a perfect start, scoring six goals and making seven in the ADNOC Professional League, and formed a strong double with his Togolese international colleague Laba Kodjo, the top scorer in the competition with 16 goals, with making Three goals, bringing the total of the two goals scored together to 22 goals, which is more than half of the 37 goals scored by the team.

The Moroccan player said about the high harmony between him and Laba Kodjo: "I am lucky to play alongside him. My goal is to increase the harmony between us and to continue to score more goals."

And on whether the way to celebrate goals is scored in a bilateral way that they agree upon before the matches or is the result of chance, he said: “We do not prepare for it or even put preconceived ideas. All we think about is focusing on the match more than preparing for the celebration.”

Al-Ain (39 points) is at the top of the league standings alone, with a relatively comfortable difference between it and the other teams, as it is away from Al-Wahda, the second-ranked team, with six points, and Al-Shabab Al-Ahly (third) and Sharjah (fourth), respectively, with nine points.

Rahimi said: "It cannot be said from now that the league is Ainawi, there are more than one team competing for this title. We hope to continue to be at the top of the table until the end of the season, at which time it can be said that the league is Ainawi."

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