Kuwait will meet with its Lebanese counterpart at five in the evening today, Saturday, at the Dubai Police Stadium, in the friendly match that takes place under the umbrella of the international agenda “FIFA Day”.
The Kuwait national team is preparing, through a friendly today, to compete in the Gulf Championship 25 competitions, which will be held in Basra during the period from 6 to 19 January.
The Kuwaiti newspaper Al -Rai said that Al -Azraq will play two other friendly matches in the camp against the Algerian national team for the locals on November 25, while the third match was not determined.
“The match is the first to lead the Portuguese coach, Roy Pinto, Blue, as he officially took his mission on the first of last October.
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She continued, “Pinto seeks to strike more than one bird with one stone, by achieving victory today in order to gain the confidence of the Federation’s Board of Directors and technical management, as well as the players’ acquisition of confidence in themselves, in addition to upgrading the team’s position in the monthly classification issued by the International Football Association (FIFA).
Pinto also aspires, through the meeting, to stand at the level of the players, the extent of their assimilation of his instructions, and the commitment to the plan, which gives the confrontation special importance.
While the Kuwaiti newspaper, “Al -Jarida”, stated that the participation of Ali Khalaf with Al -Azraq in the match is “in doubt”, as the player’s position on the participation was not clear or not, bearing in mind that the technical staff will not push the player unless it is confirmed that he is completely recovered.
She added: “The Blue misses the meeting with Bandar Al -Salama and Ahmed Al -Shabib, who were excluded from the list, to hit them with a cut in the cruciate ligament, along with Muhammad Dahham, who apologized for not leaving the delegation for special family conditions.
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The Kuwaiti team started its training in its camp last Monday in two morning periods in the iron hall at the delegation’s residence, and evening at the police stadium, where Pinto worked to prepare the players to meet Lebanon, in order to appear at the hoped level.
On the other hand, the technical staff of the Lebanese national team, led by Serbian coach Alexander Elche, began pumping new blood to the team, by including 8 players to the list, as it plans to prepare a team capable of competing to qualify for the 2026 World Cup..
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