He assured that the team is heading in the right direction

Hilal: The Asian Championships is the next destination for Sharjah

  • Hilal and cannon raise the cup of the head of state.

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The Chairman of the Sharjah Sports Council, Issa Hilal Al-Hazami, confirmed that the Sharjah team's victory in the President's Cup for the ninth time in the club's history is a good sign that the club is moving in the right direction and returning to the championships again, after its previous victory in the League and Super Cup, pointing out that Sharjah's move away About the championships, two years were due to some technical issues that the team went through, stressing that all the factors of success are available through the support and great interest that the team enjoys from His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, considering that the contract with The Romanian coach Cosmin is a great addition to the team, in addition to the return of Abdullah Al-Ajla to the presidency of the football company in the club, in addition to the presence of Ali Salem Al-Midfa as Chairman of the Board of Directors, in addition to the fact that contracting with senior players is in the interest of the team, stressing that the team’s next destination must be It is the Asian Championships, especially in light of the availability of all the factors of success.

Sharjah won the President's Cup title after defeating Al Wahda 1-0 in the final match held at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain last Friday.

Issa Hilal told "Emirates Today": "Sharjah Club has players in quantity and quality, and the average age is very good."

He added: "His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah is an educator of high caliber. All his directives are related to education and the use of youth energies in sports in order to prepare a generation of young leaders to bear responsibility, and all of this is ultimately in the interest of the nation."

Regarding the goal of attracting Sharjah to major international players to support the team's ranks, he added: "The goal and vision of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, he wants to see the UAE flag flying in foreign forums."

He described the President's Cup final match between Sharjah and Al Wahda last Friday as a special event.

He continued: "I lived the joy of winning the title of the President's Cup while I was a player in the club's basketball team, and I lived it while I was a member of the club's board of directors, and today I live the joy as I am the president of the Sharjah Sports Council, and this is a great pride."

And whether he wished to be a football player instead of a basketball player, especially since he lived through a period when his generation was passionate about football, Issa Hilal confirmed that he had made a decision to be a basketball player since he was eight years old, indicating that his entry into the field Basketball was a coincidence after he passed by his friends in Sharjah Club while they were playing basketball, so they invited him to play with them, pointing out that he had not tried to change his direction from basketball since that time.

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