He confirmed that he needed an extra lifetime to tell his stories with the five clubs

Al Ghafri: I am lucky to play for all Abu Dhabi clubs... and my dream is to retire in Al Wahda

• Sultan Al Ghafri in all Abu Dhabi club shirts.

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Al Dhafra team midfielder, Sultan Al Ghafri, said that he is the only player who was able to wear the shirt of all five Abu Dhabi clubs in the era of professionalism, and he played 195 games with them, noting that this gave him the opportunity to play alongside a large group of players, led by a number of coaches, and crowned titles. The various shirts of different teams, and that he filled his memory with many wonderful moments that he needs an extra life to recount, noting at the same time that he will extend his contract that expired with Al Dhafra, but his dream is to retire with the Al Wahda club shirt.

Al-Ghafri told "Emirates Today" that he grew up in Baniyas Club, and later moved to the ranks of Al-Ain, from which he turned to Al-Wahda, while he joined Al-Jazeera, before eventually settling in Al Dhafra, explaining that he did not know a player who combined these different shirts during his career in the stadiums. Sports, pointing out that he has respect and appreciation for all the clubs that defended their slogan, especially that he succeeded in combining opposites, and embodied the ability of football to play a positive role by spreading sportsmanship instead of fanaticism.

Al-Ghafri (35 years old) explained that every club he played in his ranks still has a communication relationship, and that, for example, despite his departure from the ranks of Baniyas, his relationship is connected, and that the current Baniyas team captain Fawaz Awana is one of his best friends in the football community, and said: "It was a good opportunity for me to get to know a group of players. Playing for all Abu Dhabi clubs is definitely wonderful, this does not happen to every football player, and I consider myself lucky, because I succeeded in this."

Sultan Al Ghafri explained that his contract with Al Dhafra team has expired, and that negotiations to renew the contract have reached an advanced stage. It is not easy to forget it, I won five titles in six finals in my career.”

Commenting on a question about any citizen player who can buy a ticket to watch him play one of the official matches, Sultan Al-Ghafri said that there is a large group of distinguished players, led by Al Wahda player Ismail Matar, Al Jazira player Ali Mabkhout, and the new Al Wasl player Omar Abdul Rahman (Amouri). ).

In response to a question about the bad moment he would like to delete from his football history, Al-Ghafri confirmed that all the moments he faced were an important lesson for him that he could learn from, and said: “I do not want to delete the bad moments because they are good lessons for me, for example. The example last season with Al Dhafra, we faced great difficulties in order to survive, but that gave us a useful experience, it was an opportunity to get to know ourselves.”

Sultan Al Ghafri praised the great efforts of the Al Dhafra Club Board of Directors in supporting the team during the difficult times last season, and said: “It is true that the experience was very difficult, as we were under pressure throughout the season. Al Qubaisi, as well as team manager Abdul Rahim Juma, they motivate us in the right way, and it is good that we did not disappoint them.”

The midfielder, who will enter his 36th year in September, indicated that he will continue to play until the moment when his body tells him that he is unable to play football, stressing that he hopes to become a coach after retiring, but at the same time he does not want to because of the great difficulty in Continuing the commitment, he said: “Life that revolves around football is very difficult, and there are many obligations that the average person does not know.”

Sultan Al Ghafri:

“Fawaz Awana is one of my best friends in the football community.”

"I don't want to delete the bad moments, because they are good lessons."

"I will quit football when my body tells me that."

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Championships won by Sultan Al Ghafri with Al Wahda in 6 finals. 

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