Monday 14 November 2022 – 00:07
ABU DHABI, 13th November, 2019 (WAM) — The UAE national football team held its first training session today in the capital, Abu Dhabi, in preparation for the international friendly match which will see them alongside their counterparts, the national team Argentina next Wednesday at Al Jazira Club’s Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium.
The UAE national team is preparing, through its current field, to participate in the Arab Gulf Cup “Gulf 25” scheduled in the Iraqi city of Basra next January, while the Argentine national team is preparing to play the 2022 World Cup.
UAE Coach Argentine Rodolfo Arwabarina Conducted First Training, In Substadium Of Zayed Sports City Stadium With All Selected Players Attending, namely Muhammad Al Shamsi, Ali Khasif, Khaled Issa, Ahmed Jamil , Khaled Al Dhanhani, Khalifa Al Hammadi, Shaheen Abdul Rahman, Abdul Salam Muhammad, Khaled Al Hashemi, Al-Hassan Saleh, Abdulaziz Haikal, Majid Hassan, Majid Rashid, Abdullah Ramadan, Abdullah Hamad, Ali Salmeen, Yahya Nader, Tahnoun Al- Zaabi, Hareb Abdullah, Ali Saleh, Fabio de Lima, Caio Canido, Ali Mabkhout and Yahya Al-Ghassani.
The UAE national team had started its gathering in the capital, Abu Dhabi, this afternoon, after the conclusion of the ADNOC Professional League week 10 matches yesterday. The players’ coaching and administrative staff stressed the importance of this rally, which continues until the nineteenth of this month, and attends, in addition to facing Argentina, another match against the national team of Kazakhstan.
For his part, Ahmed Al Tunaiji, a member of the UAE Football Federation’s National Teams and Technical Affairs Committee, who oversees the national team, confirmed the readiness of the UAE national team players to face its Argentine counterpart on Wednesday night.
He stressed that everyone is motivated for this match, which will be the focus of everyone’s attention, as it is the last experience of the Argentina national team before going to Qatar to participate in the 2022 World Cup, and as one of the teams nominated for the world title and includes in its ranks elite players, led by Lionel Messi.
Al-Tunaiji called on everyone to support the UAE national team, which is going through a transition phase which is seeing the entry of a number of young players who will have a lot in the near future and will be a source of strength with their colleagues experts in upcoming tournaments.
Asim Al-Khouli / Walid Farouk
