Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The Yemeni Football Federation has commented on a video clip that has sparked widespread controversy on social media, as it showed the national team players exchanging “leg guards” during Yemen and Saudi Arabia’s first round match of Arabian Gulf Cup races. .
The Yemeni coach had removed the player Omar Al-Dahi and introduced Ali Abdo Al-Omari in the 84th minute, but the substitute stopped on the touchline, waiting for his colleague Al-Dahi to take his shin guard, before putting turned on and entered the field.
The Yemeni Federation responded to this footage, which angered many over the readiness of the Yemeni national team and its ability to participate in the Gulf Championship 25.
And the Yemeni football federation’s official website quoted a federation official as saying, “We are very proud of Yemeni fans at home and abroad, and they are always supportive of the teams and present with encouragement, support and support, and know very well the extent of suffering and how football successes are achieved in extremely complex circumstances.”
The official added, “There are some who do not represent the loving and passionate Yemeni public, and try in every participation to monitor any loss or error that may occur in order to arouse discontent and wish for a loss in order to implement goals and objectives.” which only serve the disintegration, fragmentation and elimination of national teams”.
And he continued: “The question (of the shin guard) of a national team player, who (substituted) for another player, clearly reveals the extent of targeting and targeting to bring down the morale of the players.”
The Yemeni federation official confirmed: “All the needs and requirements of the team have been supplied and purchased by the largest specialized international companies, with huge sums.”
And he concluded: “The federation, presided over by the presence of the president of the federation, provides for all the needs of all the teams, and secures the internal and external preparation phases, travel expenses, retreats and participations of the years past, amounting to millions of dollars.”
The Yemeni national team is placed in the first group of the tournament, which hosts the competitions in Basra, Iraq, together with the teams: Saudi Arabia, Oman and Iraq.
