Sayed Hosni wrote Saturday, February 10, 2024 09:02 PM
The Qatar national team dominated the 2023 Asian Nations Cup awards, which concluded today at its stadiums, as the Annabi national team was crowned champion of the 2023 Asian Nations Cup for the second time in a row, by defeating Jordan with a score of 3-1, in the match that brought together the two teams on Saturday evening at the “Stadium.” Losail, in the final match for the 2023 Asian Nations Cup title, so that Annabi achieved the second title in a row after winning the 2019 title.
Akram Afif is the best player and top scorer
Qatari national team star Akram Afif won the competition’s best player and best scorer awards with 8 goals, while Qatar’s goalkeeper, Mishal Barshim, won the best goalkeeper award in the current edition of the tournament.
The Qatar national team also won the Fair Play Award in the 18th Asian Nations Cup.
The Qatari national team players lifted the 2023 Asian Nations Cup after Al-Anabi won the title for the second time in a row, by defeating Jordan 3-1, in the match that brought together the two teams on Saturday evening at Lusail Stadium, in the final match for the 2023 Asian Nations Cup title. Al-Anabi achieved the second title in a row after winning the 2019 title.
After the match, veteran Hassan Al-Haydos received the championship cup from Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad, Emir of the State of Qatar, alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino, celebrating with the Annabi players in the manner of Argentine legend Lionel Messi when he received the World Cup title on the same field in the 2022 World Cup.
Jordan vs Qatar
All of Qatar’s goals in the match came from penalty kicks, and Akram Afif, the Annabi star, succeeded in converting them into goals to score a hat-trick during the match, as the first goal came from Akram Afif in the 21st minute.
In the second half, Yazan Al-Naimat scored the equalizer for the Jordanian national team in the 67th minute, before Akram Afif scored the second and third goals for Annabi from two other penalty kicks in the 73rd and 95th minutes, respectively.
Akram Afif became the first player to score in the final of the Asian Nations Cup in two consecutive historical editions (2019, 2023). He also scored his eighth goal in the Asian Cup to be crowned the tournament’s top scorer at the expense of Iraqi Ayman Hussein, with 6 goals.
The Qatar national team succeeded in winning the 2023 Asian Cup, which was held on its home soil and among its fans, retaining the title for the second edition in a row, joining the list of teams that succeeded in maintaining their title in two successive editions.
Four teams have succeeded in achieving the title in two consecutive editions since the start of the tournament in 1956, led by the South Korean team, which won the title in the 1956-1960 editions, and the Iranian national team, which maintained the title for three consecutive editions, 1968-1972-1976, then the Saudi Arabia team in 1984-1988, and finally Japan national team 2000/2004.
The formation of the Jordanian team against the Qatari team was as follows: Goalkeeper: Yazid Abu Laila / Defense line: Abdullah Nasib, Yazan Al-Arab, Al-Ajalin / Midfield: Mahmoud Al-Mardi, Nizar Al-Rashdan, Nour Al-Rawabdeh, Haddad / Attack: Musa Al-Taamari, Yazan Al-Naimat, Ali Alwan.
While Qatar’s formation against Jordan was as follows: Goalkeeper: Mishal Barshim / Defense: Tariq Salman, Lucas Mendez, Ismail Ali / Midfield: Abdel-Razzaq Youssef, Jassim Jaber, Ahmed Fathi, Hassan Al-Haydos, Abdel-Wahab / Attack: Al-Moez Ali, Akram Afif. .
2024-02-10 19:02:00
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