Sport Events Local January 28, 2025

DiMarco Aims for Success in Dubai International Championship

National team player DiMarco Dixon commits to excellence at the Dubai International Championship, striving for team readiness ahead of Asia Cup qualifiers in February.


DiMarco Aims for Success in Dubai International Championship

Created by Di Marco Dixon, a player of the national team, expressed his intention to extend his bright game in a football form 'Belykh' in the current participation in the international tournament in Dubai, which takes place at the Nasra club until February 2nd. His main goal is to bring the team to the required shape for the key and decisive stage next month in the third and final round of the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2025 Asian Cup.

The national team’s participation in the current stage in Dubai serves as a preparatory phase before entering the third and final stage of the Asian qualifying tournaments for the Asian Cup, where it will compete against the national teams of Syria and Lebanon on February 22 and 25. The team aims to secure its place among the qualifiers for the Asian Cup.

"My beautiful start with the team, when I signed a contract with the Shardja club for two seasons at the beginning of this season, and many factors inspired me to decide on the quest for stability and a foundation for my family in the UAE,” Dixon said.

He added that his ambitions grow when his income reaches the assistance of the team in achieving its goals and presence among the top teams in Asia, citing his ambitions with the previous team, where he discovered stability factors, motivating him to build his family in the UAE.

Dixon noted that the competition at the Cup in Dubai is usually intensified by high-level games and large audiences of fans. "We played two strong and gripping matches against Kull Grub and the Oman Federation, and the levels were very high,” he said, adding that the tournament in Dubai attracts a large audience in the Asian community and the continental clubs strive to win.

He concluded that the level of competition in the UAE, although lacking teams in men’s tournaments, is high due to the presence of many top foreign professionals, plus an increase in the development of the game and the establishment of the basis for new generations.

Regarding the competition among teams in Dubai today, basketball fans can observe the complicated games, where teams clash in the quest for victory and advancement.