“King Salman Cup”: Arab clubs are mobilizing to seize the millionth prize
As the “King Salman Cup for Champions Clubs” tournament approaches the starting whistle, the participating Arab teams are preparing to register a strong presence for the title of the most expensive tournament, with a total prize pool of $10 million.
The tournament will be held in Saudi Arabia from July 27 to August 12.
The Saudi Al-Ittihad team is in the first group with the Tunisian Taraji, the Tunisian Sfaxien teams, and the Iraqi police, while the second group includes the Saudi Al-Hilal teams, the Moroccan Wydad, the Qatari Al-Sadd, and the Libyan Al-Sadd, and the third group included the Egyptian Zamalek, and the Tunisian Monastiri Union, with the Saudi youth and victory teams, while the Moroccan Raja, Kuwaiti Kuwait, the Emirati unit, and Algerian Belouizdad youth are in the fourth and final group.
The Tunisian Esperance team strengthened its ranks by signing Osama Bougherra from Olympique de Beji. He also announced the signing of Niger national team midfielder Youssef Omaro, in a free transfer from Al-Ittihad Monastir, noting that the team recently lost the Tunisian league title after finishing in second place behind ES Sahel.
Al-Ittihad prepared for a summer camp full of stars (Al-Ittihad Club)
Tunisia’s Sfaxien announced its official contract with the player Waddah Al-Zaidi from Ittihad Ben Guerdane, with confidence in Egyptian coach Hossam Al-Badri to lead the team in the Arab Championship, despite the team’s sixth place in the coronation group of the Tunisian Professional League.
Al-Shorta was crowned the Iraqi Premier League title, after defeating Naft Maysan in the 37th round of the competition, to participate in the “King Salman Cup” tournament as the league champion in his country.
On the other hand, the Al-Ittihad team continues its preparations in its summer camp in the city of Taif, with the presence of all the team’s stars, headed by the French duo Karim Benzema and N’Golo Kante, in addition to the Portuguese Jota, with the spread of European media reports talking about the club’s approach to signing with the Brazilian Fabinho, the Liverpool midfielder; This is to support his ranks before the start of the new season competitions.
At the level of the second group teams, Moroccan Wydad is going through a difficult period after losing the CAF Champions League final title to Al-Ahly of Egypt, in addition to losing the Moroccan league title and leaving the cup as well, so that his management announces the departure of coach Sven Vandenbroek after a zero season, and the start of negotiations with more than one new coach, headed by Adel Ramzy, coach of the Dutch Eindhoven team.
For its part, Al-Sadd Club confirmed that the Qatar Football Association approved Al-Sadd’s request to seek the services of coach Bruno Miguel to lead the team’s training during the coming period, after the unexpected and emergency departure of former coach Juanma Leo, knowing that the Qatari team lost a friendly against Al-Shabab with a score of 1-3, within the summer camp of the two teams in Austria, while the Al-Ahly Tripoli team enters the Arab Championship with high spirits, after winning the Libyan League title a few days ago.
Neves is one of the most prominent expected crescent papers in the tournament (Al Hilal Club)
Al-Hilal team concluded its camp in Austria, where it won three friendlies and lost one. The club also recently managed to settle the Serbian Sergei Savic deal, and continues its negotiations to include a new striker, with increasing news that talks about the possibility of settling the Serbian striker Mitrovic, Fulham striker.
With regard to the teams of the third group, the Egyptian Zamalek is facing difficult circumstances after losing the derby against Al-Ahly, 1-4 in the local league, and the team’s ranking has fallen to third place behind Al-Ahly and Pyramids, while the Tunisian club, Al-Ittihad Monastiri, announced its official contract with the player, Faisal Al-Mannai, with a contract for two seasons.
Also within the same group, the youth team is preparing in its camp in Austria, with its management continuing to search for a new coach to lead the team permanently during the next season.
The Al-Nasr team is preparing through its Portuguese camp under the leadership of Portuguese Luis Castro, where the training witnessed the joining of the great star Cristiano Ronaldo in the camp, before participating in the international friendly tournament that will be held in Japan with the presence of the Italian Inter Milan and French Paris Saint-Germain.
In turn, the Kuwaiti club management renewed the contract of the Bosnian coach Boris Boniac, especially after winning the Kuwaiti League title last season, with the continuation of the professional trio Yassin Ameri, Taha Al-Khunisi and Bilal Al-Aifah, along with the other duo Muhammad Marhoon and Moroccan Bilal Al-Aif, for the team to participate in Group D in the “King Salman Cup” in the coming days.
It is worth noting that the Moroccan Raja team, which is participating in Group D, recently lost the Moroccan Throne Cup final, after losing in the final against Nahdet Berkane by a clean goal, while the Emirati Al-Wahda team included Argentine Guanca, the former youth player, with his bet on South African Pitso Musimane to lead the team, after his official departure from Al-Ahly training at the end of last season. This, and the Belouizdad youth team is experiencing great stability, after winning the Algerian League title for the third consecutive season, in addition to its contract with the player Abdel Raouf Ben Ghaith, the midfielder of Moroccan Raja Casablanca.
The Arab Cup for Champions Clubs 2023 is the thirtieth edition of the Arab club competition under the name “Arab Cup for Champions Clubs” organized by the Arab Football Association, knowing that this is the third version of the tournament under its name “Arab Cup for Champions Clubs”, with an increase in the number of official and commercial sponsors who competed to sponsor the tournament that bears the name of King Salman for the first time in history.
2023-07-20 23:07:47
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