Wednesday, September 20, 2023 – 6:34 PM
ABU DHABI, September 20 / WAM / The Abu Dhabi Sports Council, in cooperation with the United Sports Company in Egypt, announced the holding of the training camp for the Egyptian national football team, from the 9th to the 17th of next October, in the city of Al Ain.
During the camp, the Egyptian national team will play two friendly matches, at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, against the Zambian and Algerian national teams on October 12 and 16, as part of the Egyptian national team’s preparations for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and the 2024 African Cup of Nations finals in Côte d’Ivoire next January.
It was agreed between the Abu Dhabi Sports Council and the Board of Directors of the Egyptian Football Association on the details of the camp led by Portuguese Rui Vitoria during the international break of the agenda for next October, in support of the Egyptian national team’s journey, and in confirmation of the great value of Egyptian football from the technical, popular, media and marketing standpoints, in a way that supports historical relations. The fateful relations between the Emirates and Egypt.
The Abu Dhabi Sports Council continues its cooperation with the United Sports Company in Egypt to host important Egyptian sporting events in the Emirates, after the great successes witnessed in recent years, especially in hosting the “Egyptian Super Cup” with technical and public excellence witnessed by everyone.
The importance of the second friendly match for the Egyptian team increases, as it is against the brotherly Algerian team, which guarantees public success with the presence of members of the Egyptian and Algerian communities in the stands.
Arif Hamad Al-Awani, Secretary-General of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, expressed his happiness with Abu Dhabi hosting the Egyptian national team’s camp and playing two friendly matches at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, stressing the work to ensure that the Egyptian national team makes the most of its Emirati camp.
He stressed the interest and keenness of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council to achieve the highest rates of success in hosting sporting events and activities, and to work to confirm and develop cooperation with Egyptian sports authorities and institutions, and with all sister Arab countries.
He said, “We welcome the great Egyptian team, its stars, its technical and administrative staff, and the Football Association’s Board of Directors. We await the Egyptian fans at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in the valleys of Zambia and Algeria, and we confirm our readiness to host according to the highest levels of excellence.”
Gamal Allam, President of the Egyptian Football Federation, expressed his happiness at holding the national team’s camp in Abu Dhabi, which ensures the success of the camp and its ideal exit and achieving the maximum technical benefit from the matches in Zambia and Algeria in light of the great capabilities that the UAE has.
The President of the Egyptian Football Association praised the role played by United Sports Company in concluding agreements that would develop Egyptian football and transfer it from local to regional and international levels.
Engineer Saif Al-Waziri, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of United Sports Company, appreciated the fruitful and continuous cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Sports Council at all strategic, commercial and investment levels, indicating that cooperation cannot be limited to the idea of hosting matches and camps for Egyptian teams and teams in the sister Emirates only, but rather aspects of cooperation with… Abu Dhabi Sports Council extends trade and investment relations between Egypt and the Emirates.
Abdel Nasser Moneim/ Ahmed Mustafa
2023-09-20 14:34:00
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