Statistics showed that the new squad of the national team, announced recently, includes all eight players from 27, none of whom are the main ones in their clubs in the Professional League of ADNAK for the current 2024-2025 season. Some of them have not even played a single match for their clubs in the league to the present moment. For example, the forward Shabab Al-Ahli Sultan Adel is absent due to an injury sustained recently. The goalkeeper Shardja Khalid Tuhayk also did not participate in a single match for his team in the Professional League this season. Most of these players, on whom the main training of the national team is based, the Portuguese Paul Bantu, were also included in the main squad of the national team, which has reached the preliminary stage of the qualifiers and urgently needs to be more ready for games and participate in matches of their clubs in the OAE.
The new squad of the national team also did not include players who are considered main in their clubs in local leagues. For example, player Vasil Ali Saleh from Al-Wasl participated in 17 matches out of 18, of which 16 matches he started in the main squad, spending 1328 minutes on the field. The national team is preparing for the squad in Dubai in the Jebel Ali area, starting from Tuesday, in preparation for the upcoming matches against Iran and North Korea on the 20th and 25th of this month, respectively, as part of the second and eighth tour of the qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup. The 'Whites' are a step away from the achievement of the dream to exit at the World Cup, as they currently occupy third place in the group with 10 points.
Regarding the player Shabab Al-Ahli Yahya Al-Ghasani, he participated in all five matches of his team in the league, starting only one of them in the main squad and spending a total of 128 minutes on the field. Also, player Shabab Al-Ahli Harib Abdallah participated in 16 matches, of which only three started in the main squad, from a total of 17 matches played by Shabab Al-Ahli in local competitions to the present moment, at that time the time he spent on the field was 366 minutes.
As for the player Al-Wasl Takhona Al-Zaabi, he participated in 11 matches of his team, starting only two of them in the starting lineup, spending on the field only 209 minutes. Player Shabab Al-Jazira Abdallah Ramadan participated in four matches with the club in the league, of which only one started in the main squad, spending 118 minutes on the field. Player Al-Ain and the national team Yahya Nader participated in 12 matches in the league, starting six of them in the main squad out of 18 matches, during which he spent 612 minutes on the field. As for the player Al-Jazira Mohammedi at-al-Tasa, he participated in all eight matches in the league, starting five of them in the starting lineup, spending a total of 490 minutes on the field.
Adel Al-Hamadi: I am surprised by the inclusion of players in the 'Whites', whom we have not seen with our clubs. Those having new additions in players included in the new squad can make a difference for the national team, especially Kai Lukasz and Loan Peyria, as they are considered strong in attack, already having names. He added: "Regarding the attacking Sultan Adel, he still needs time to gain experience, which will allow him to make a difference for the national team, especially in conditions of the presence of strong national teams in Asia." He explained: "I advance the arrival of a new stage, at the time of which football OAE will restore its strength and authority at the continental level." And he emphasized: "There are some strange selections, as some players do not play for their clubs, and there are some names that we have not seen with our clubs for a long time, but I am surprised that they turned out to be in the latest list," and continued: "This is the price for the new system, where there are advantages, such as the inclusion and use of players who have received recent citizenship of OAE, one of the merits, and there are some good elements...
