Tomorrow, the 15th round of the UAE Pro League football championship will begin, spanning three days. Four teams will be without six players due to suspensions. Additionally, eight players risk missing the 16th round if they receive a yellow card in the current matches. According to statistics from 'Al Ittihad', the top suspended player is Al-Sharjah defender Shahin Abdulrahman. He received his first yellow card in the 11th round against Al-Ain, the second in the 13th round against Al-Khabba, and the third in the recent 14th round against Al-Dhafra. Al-Khabba's player Ahmed Abu Namous will also miss the match after receiving a red card for two yellows against Al-Ain. Abu Namous served a one-match ban in accordance with Article 1.1.55 of the administrative regulations. Al-Wahda continues to be without the duo Facundo Daniel and Favor Ogbo, who were sent off in the 'Abu Dhabi clásico' against Al-Ain. This presents an early test for new Slovenian coach Darko Milanič, who must find solutions and replacements for these impactful players. Conversely, Dba will face Bani Yas without two players: Iago Azevedo and Simon Cabral, who were also sent off in the match against Shabab Al-Ahli, lost 0-7. This complicates the task for Romanian coach Ciprian Panaite, especially as Dba fights to avoid relegation. Several players risk suspension for the 16th round if they receive a yellow card in the current round: the Al-Sharjah trio (Fras Al-Arabi, Ousmane Camara, and Saul Guariraba), the Al-Jazira duo (Mohammed Rabbih and Khalifa Al-Hammadi), Al-Hurfaqan's player Abdullah Al-Rifai, Shabab Al-Ahli's player Matheus Dias Lima, and Dba's player Muhannad Ali ('Mimi'). It is worth noting that the match between Al-Nasr and Bani Yas in the 14th round, which Bani Yas won 2-0 and was refereed by Naser Ali, saw a rare occurrence: no yellow or red cards were shown. In other news, Al-Wasl will be bolstered for the upcoming 'Dubai Derby' against Al-Nasr by the return of the duo Renato Tapia and Renato Junior, who have served their suspension for accumulated warnings. Bani Yas will also regain the services of Mohamed Camara after he missed the match against Al-Nasr due to suspension.
15th Round of UAE Pro League Kicks Off with Key Suspensions
The 15th round of the UAE Pro League begins tomorrow. Four teams will be without six suspended players, while eight others risk missing the next round. We analyze the situation and returning players.