Al Tayer: Not choosing Ali Mabkhout in the national team's list is a technical decision for Arwabarina

Hamid Al Tayer.

Photography: Mostafa Qasimi

A member of the Board of Directors of the Football Association, Chairman of the National Teams Committee, Hamid Al-Tayer, confirmed in press statements today that “not choosing Al-Jazira club striker Ali Mabkhout in the national team list is a technical decision by the national team coach, Arwabarina,” noting that “Ali Mabkhout is the top scorer of the national team and the league, and he did not fail.” But we respect the coach's point of view, and there will be a session between Ali Mabkhout and the coach."

And he stressed that they are confident that the national team is going to Iraq to compete for the Gulf championship, as well as to prepare for the Asian Cup, despite some absences, and he said: "We trust the coach and his choices of players."

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