The appointment of Dutchman Marcel Lucassen as technical director of the Football Association

The national team faces Argentina in a friendly in Abu Dhabi on November 16

The meeting of the National Teams Committee of the Football Association headed by Al Tayer.

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The National Teams and Technical Affairs Committee of the Emirates Football Association revealed the team’s roadmap in the coming period, as part of Al-Abyad’s preparations to participate in the upcoming regional and continental tournaments, most notably the Arab Gulf Cup next January, and the West Asian Federation Championship in March 2023, in addition to the Asian Cup finals. 2023.

The committee approved the team preparation program, where the most prominent friendly matches will be against Argentina in Abu Dhabi on November 16, as part of the preparations for the “Tango” to participate in the 2022 World Cup. The team will have two friendly matches, the first with Paraguay on the 23rd and the second with Venezuela on the 27th. The second stop will be an indoor camp in Abu Dhabi from 13 to 19 November, during which it will play two friendlies against Argentina and the Kazakhstan team on the 19th.

From December 26 to January 6, 2023, the team will enter a preparatory camp for the 25th Gulf Cup, which will be held from January 6 to 19, 2023, after which there will be another camp in preparation for the West Asian Championship, from March 20 to April 2, 2023. There is a gathering during the summer period from 28 May to 15 June in preparation for the Asian Cup.

This came during the committee’s meeting, the day before yesterday, headed by Hamid Al Tayer, member of the Board of Directors of the Football Association and Chairman of the Committee, in the presence of Suwaidan Al Naboodah, Vice Chairman of the Committee, Ahmed Al Tunaiji and Abdullah bin Touq, members of the Committee, Omar Yabroudi, Executive Director of the Technical Affairs and Teams Sector, and Hassan Fahd, Head of Team Support Department.

The committee, in coordination with the technical staff of the national team, led by coach Aruabarina, developed several scenarios, in the event of any developments related to the calendar and tournament dates.

In the context of developing the national teams and technical affairs sector in line with the vision and strategy of the Football Association 2038, the Dutchman Marcel Lucassen was appointed technical director of the Football Association, given the great experience he enjoys through his work in the Dutch and German federations, Arsenal FC, Al Nasr Club and Hoffenham German Club, In addition to his work as an expert in the European Union, his compatriot Taco van de Velde was appointed as Director of the Technical and National Teams Department.

The meeting reviewed the latest preparations related to the participation of the youth team in the qualifiers for the Asian Cup finals scheduled in Kyrgyzstan this month, as well as the program for preparing the youth team for the qualifiers for the Asian Cup in Jakarta next October, while the Olympic team program for the month of September was reviewed and approved. It will witness the establishment of an internal gathering and two friendly matches against one of the Gulf teams, in conjunction with the "FIFA" days.

The most prominent details of the national team preparation program

■ An external camp in Austria from the 17th to the 27th of this month.

■ In the Austria camp, he faces Paraguay and Venezuela.

■ Indoor camp in Abu Dhabi from November 13 to 19.

■ In the Abu Dhabi camp, he plays two friendlies against Argentina and Kazakhstan.

■ A preparatory camp for "Khaleeji 25" from December 26 to January 6, 2023.

■ Another camp in preparation for the West Asian Championship, from March 20 to April 2, 2023.

■ It gathered during the summer from May 28 to June 15 in preparation for the Asian Cup.

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