The coach of the Omani Dhofar team, the Egyptian Ahmed Hafez, confirmed that the Emirati Al-Nasr team has what it takes to compete and win the Gulf Champions League title, as well as the UAE League, indicating that the captain must be one of the most important candidates to win the Gulf and local championships as well, with the potential of the players he possesses. He did not receive any offers from Emirati clubs.
Al-Nasr succeeded in achieving a major victory over Dhofar of Oman with a score of 5-2 in the first round of the Gulf Clubs Champions League, after a first half that ended in a draw (1-1). Dhofar was a strong party in the match, despite the circumstances it went through last season. and late start of the preparation period.
Egyptian coach Ahmed Hafez told Emirates Al-Youm: “The Gulf Clubs Champions League system will certainly serve specific teams, due to the number of foreign players and the readiness of the teams, unlike other teams that do not have the same number of foreign players and readiness. The Dhofar team has its players assembled.” Only three months ago, he played three matches, and the Board of Directors certainly thanks him for the effort he made to prepare the players and participate in this tournament.”
Last September witnessed a historic decision in Oman, after implementing the decision to relegate the Dhofar team to the first division league, due to its failure to obtain the Asian local licence, which was a shock to the dean of the Omani clubs.
The Dhofar coach added: “The team played a wonderful match, and we do not deserve to lose this number. Some individual mistakes occurred in 10 minutes, costing the team three goals. Otherwise, the team was going wonderfully, and the first half was also positive. I thank the players for the good performance.” .
He continued: “We knew the situation of the Al-Nasr team well, and that it was emerging from a loss and a farewell to the Cup Championship, and we saw the stands empty, and therefore Al-Nasr’s desire to win was important and necessary for the team and the club, as the team has players with the potential that qualifies them to be among the candidates to win the Gulf Championship title, and also UAE League title.
The Egyptian coach, who previously worked in the Lebanese, Saudi and Omani leagues, confirmed that he did not receive any offer to train in Emirati clubs.
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