He hopes to lay the foundation stone towards the goal.. “Passing the Round of 16”
Al-Jazeera enters the sky of Asia with the Iraqi air force tonight
Al-Jazira defeated Shabab Al-Ahly in the league before the start of its campaign in the continental championship.
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Al-Jazira begins its career in the AFC Champions League with a historic confrontation against the Iraqi Air Force, as it is the first time that the two teams meet, when they meet in the first round of Group B matches at 12:15 pm at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.
The "Pride of Abu Dhabi" seeks to achieve exceptional results in its 11th participation in the continental championship, as the team's results depended on qualifying for the round of 16 with the maximum stage it reached in three copies, 2012, 2014 and 2018, while it was bid farewell to the group stage in six copies, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2016 In 2017, he was eliminated from the qualifiers once in the 2015 edition.
Al-Jazira plays in the second group, which includes Saudi youth, India's Mumbai City, and Air Force. "Pride of Abu Dhabi" will meet in the second round with Al Shabab, then play with Mumbai in the third and fourth rounds, while playing with Air Force in the fifth round, Before concluding his matches in the group stage against the youth.
Al-Jazira returns to participate in the AFC Champions League, after its absence from the past three editions, as the "Pride of Abu Dhabi" participated in the 2018 edition as the league champion, and the team surpassed the group stage by placing second in the group that included Al-Ahly of Saudi Arabia, Al-Gharafa of Qatar and the Iranian Tractor, while the team bid farewell The tournament from the round of 16, after it tied with Iran's Persepolis by four goals for each team in the two matches, but the Iranian team excelled thanks to its two goals at the Abu Dhabi Pride Stadium, compared to Al Jazira's scoring one goal away from home.
The technical staff, led by coach Marcel Kaiser, is betting on the readiness of all players, and that the team’s list is free of absences, after the list of “Pride of Abu Dhabi” included: Ali Khaseef, Abdul Rahman Al Ameri, Rakan Al Hamli, Abdullah Al Hammadi, Khalifa Al Hammadi, Muhammad Al Attas, Milos Kosanovic , Mohamed Rabie, Abdullah Idris, Zayed Al Zaabi, Zayed Khamis, Nawaf Al Harthy, Hamdan Al Amri, Mohamed Al Yamahi, Abdullah Ramadan, Thulani Serero, Mohamed Jamal, Youssef Ayman, Hassan Khaled, Bruno Conceicao, Mamadou Coulibaly, Ali Mabkhout, Zayed Al Amri, Omar Traore, Ali Maamari, Abdallah Diaby, Hermann Behrach.
On the other hand, the medical staff decided to join the player Ahmed Al-Attas in the team’s mission, next week, to be under the supervision of the medical staff, to follow up on the program scheduled for him in treatment and rehabilitation, while the team conducted its training at the Leaders Preparation Institute Stadium in Riyadh, and played its matches at King Fahd International and Prince Faisal Stadiums. Bin Fahd International, where he will play in the second round with the Saudi youth next Monday, and he will face Mumbai City twice on the 14th and 18th of this month, then he will meet Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 22, and conclude his matches in the group stage by facing Al-Shabab on the 25th of the same month.
Al Jazeera returns to the capital Abu Dhabi on the 27th of this month, to begin its preparations directly to face Baniyas on the 30th of the same month in the 21st round of the ADNOC Professional League competition.
• The round of 16 is the maximum stage that Al Jazeera has reached in its Asian participation.
• "Pride of Abu Dhabi" seeks to achieve exceptional results in its 11th participation in the continental championship.
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