Al Shamsi: Our fans are the only ones who don't need an invitation to support the team

Al-Ain demands an increase in the seats of its fans at the summit of Al-Wahda

• Part of the large crowd of Al Ain fans during the last Al-Uruba meeting.

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• Ahmed Al Shamsi: “We hope that the unit will agree to our request to increase the seats allocated to the Al Ain audience so that the attendance will be distinguished.”

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Al Ain football team manager, Ahmed Al Shamsi, demanded that Al Zaeem fans obtain additional seats in the Al Nahyan Stadium during the 19th round summit of the ADNOC Professional League between Al Wahda runner-up and Al Ain, the leader, in the Abu Dhabi Derby next Saturday.

Al Shamsi said that Al Ain fans are the strongest link for the team that currently leads the competition with 43 points, and seeks to win the match to widen the difference again with "Al Annabi", after it was reduced to four points, following the disappointing draw of Al Ain team in the last round against Al Orouba.

Al-Shamsi told "Emirates Today" that he hopes that the management of Al-Wahda Club will give them an additional percentage in the stands during the Saturday meeting, adding: "Certainly it is the right of the club that owns the land, and as it is known, according to the regulations, the visiting team will get an estimated percentage of the seats, But we hope that the unit will agree to our request to increase the seats allocated to the Al Ain audience so that the attendance will be distinguished.”

Usually, the visiting team, according to the regulations of the Professional League, gets 10% of the available seat capacity, but it may increase to 30% or 50%, depending on specific conditions.

The team manager indicated that Al Ain fans did nothing to stop them from providing support to their players, and that they were present in all previous matches in all competitions, and he continued: “It was not a surprise that the fans gathered in the stands of Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium during the League Cup match, our fans are always On time, and our only audience in the country who does not need an invitation to support the team.”

Al Shamsi confirmed that Al Ain fans always know what is required of them, and he said: “We do not invite the fans, they know what they are doing, for example in the Al-Orouba match in the last round of the ADNOC Professional League. Everyone saw how the stands were filled with fans, they came and were on time. ».

Al Shamsi returned and confirmed that the Al-Wahda match next Saturday will be attended by the Al Ain team’s fans, and he continued: “In the next meeting, the fans will be present, the more seats our fans get, the more they will be keen to cover that available space. And the president, too.

Commenting on the continuous attempts on social media to exaggerate some of the small negative behaviors that are issued by a small group of fans, the team manager said: “Our fans cannot talk about them, and they are the strongest evidence that they achieved the audience attendance award launched by the Professional League twice in a row, This unfairness was not obtained by our fans out of thin air.”

He stressed that the "leader" was affected during the period of the Corona pandemic "Covid-19", and the players at that time missed the mass support from the stands, due to the matches being held behind closed doors.

He added, “It is true that we missed them during the pandemic, but they have come back to us now more powerful, as I mentioned, our fans are the strongest link in the team and will remain so in the coming rounds.”

Al Shamsi explained that the fans of Al Ain team are gourmets and love their team deeply, expressing his hope that the positive attendance will continue and provide the required support to help the players on the field to achieve victories, and concluded: “We do not want the fan to lose his nerve for sure, so that he does not deviate from the text, we hope To control himself and encourage the players in a positive way.”

Two conditions for Al Ain to obtain additional seats outside its stadium

In the annual circular about the match tickets for the away team, the Professional League set two conditions for the Al Ain team to obtain the Al Wahda half of Al Nahyan Stadium during the summit next Saturday.

The first is related to Al Ain submitting an official request to Al Wahda Club to obtain half of the stadium seats, five days before the match date, which is the date that will end today, while the second is Al Annabi’s approval of the Al Ain administration’s request.

According to the circular, if the unit administration rejects the request, Al Ain will have the right to request 30% of the stadium’s stands without adhering to the second paragraph of the regulation related to how to obtain the 30% percentage, which requires submitting an application three days before the date of the meeting, with the commitment of the Annabi administration to provide The ratio.

According to the regulation, only 10% of the stadium's capacity is allocated to the guest audience.

• 4 points, the difference between Al Ain, the leader, and Al Wahda, the runner-up, before the top of the season between them next Saturday.

• The approval of the unit management is a main condition for the eye to obtain 50% of the seats.

• The regulations give the visiting team 10% of the seats, and it can, according to specific conditions, grant it 30% by the League.

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