He confirmed that 16 players in the national team are participating for the first time in the tournament
Al Tayer: We trust Arwabarina and respect his choices.. Our goal is the title of "Gulf 25"
Member of the Football Association Board of Directors, Chairman of the National Teams Committee: Humaid Al Tayer.
Arwaparina Ali Mabkhout was excluded from the list for technical reasons.
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Hamid Al-Tayer, a member of the Board of Directors of the Football Association and Chairman of the National Teams Committee, confirmed that the team’s goal of participating in the Arabian Gulf Cup, which is scheduled in the Iraqi city of Basra, during the period from the sixth to the 19th of next January, is to compete for the title, considering that the tournament is the best preparation To participate in the 2023 Asian Cup, indicating that the national team includes 17 players who are participating for the first time in the tournament, while there are between five and seven players who have previously participated in it.
Hamid Al Tayer said in a press statement: "We trust the capabilities of Argentine coach Rodolfo Aruabarina, and we respect his choices. We should not rush to judge these choices, or evaluate the team before the start of the Gulf championship."
He explained, "The coach has a point of view, a specific way of playing, and a specific thought, and we support his decisions. We will certainly hold a session with the player, Ali Mabkhout, the top scorer of the national team and the league. We wish the player success and continue to give in order to serve the national team."
He added, "Certainly Ali Mabkhout will respect the coach's point of view not choosing him for the national team, and if the coach needs him at any time, he will be ready to serve the national team."
Al Tayer continued, "About 80% of the current national team members are the same ones that will be ready to participate in the 2023 Asian Cup, and the national team includes experienced elements and players of younger ages."
Al Tayer indicated that some important elements will be absent from the national team due to injury, most notably Muhammad Al-Attas, Tahnoun Al-Zaabi and Shaheen Abdul-Rahman.
And he added, "The preliminary list of the national team included about 26 players, who were chosen with conviction by the coach, based on his attendance at the matches and his communication with club coaches."
Al Tayer stressed that they are betting on the good preparation of the national team, especially that its first match in the Gulf championship will be against Bahrain, the defending champion.
He explained, "We also bet in this tournament on the youth, the enthusiasm of the players, and the spirit of one team, and I hope that the national team's participation this year will be better than its last international participation."
Al Tayer concluded, "The national team's door is open to any player who shines and proves his presence during the coming period."
Hamid Al Tayer:
• "You should not rush to judge these choices or evaluate the team."
• "Ali Mabkhout will respect the coach's view of not choosing him for the national team."
• "80% of the current national team members will participate in the 2023 Asian Cup."
Khaseef: The men of the national team are ready for the championship
The national team goalkeeper, Ali Khaseif, said in a press statement that "all the national team players are fully prepared to participate in the Arabian Gulf Cup, and the players' morale is high, and there is determination and determination to achieve positive results in the tournament," stressing that "absences and injuries among the national team constitute an incentive and motivation." For them to give the best and focus well ».
He added, "We are all players at the heart of a man, and every player's ambition is to perform strongly in order to represent his country in this tournament."
He explained, "The Arabian Gulf Cup gives motivation to the players to shine, prove themselves, and present their best."
Al-Dhanhani: Happy with the first participation
The national team player, Khaled Al-Dhanhani, expressed his happiness with his first participation with the national team in the "Gulf 25", describing the tournament as the birth of a number of "white" players.
He said in a press statement: "I and all my fellow players strive to make an effort of 200% so that they are up to the responsibility entrusted to them as players."
Al-Dhanhani referred to the spirit of one family, the high morale of the players, and the strong determination in their ranks during the current camp in Dubai.
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