The coach of Sharjah, Abdulmajid Namir, stated that "The King" is continuing its preparations during the break in the ADNOC Pro League, in anticipation of upcoming matches, most notably the anticipated encounter against Saudi Al-Hil next Monday, as part of the sixth round of the AFC Champions League Elite, as well as the match against Shabab Al-Ahli on the 27th in the Super Cup. He mentioned that the team is awaiting the return of players participating with the national team in the Arab Cup currently held in Doha to complete its squad. Namir explained to "Emirates Today": "Despite the difficulty of the match against Al-Hilal, Sharjah will play at home, and the players will enter it with the morale of their last victory over Al-Ahli (the defending champions) with a 1-0 goal in Jeddah, within the fifth round of the tournament." Yesterday, Sharjah played a friendly match against the Saudi Khaleej as part of the preparation program for the next phase. Namer added: "The team's formation will change, and despite the tight schedule, we are waiting for the squad to be completed with the return of players with the national team or the injured, as the team is missing a large number of players, including seven in the first national team, in addition to four players in the Olympic team that participated in the Gulf Cup under 23 in Doha, as well as the injuries of Majid Hassan and Harib Abdullah, but preparations continue through training sessions, and there were also two daily training sessions, morning and evening." The Sharjah coach confirmed that the team's last match was against Al-Ain in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Pro League Cup, and the team was missing ten players. Sharjah is without seven players from the first national team: goalkeeper Adel Al-Hosni, Khaled Al-Znahani, Majid Rashid, Marcus Milson, Luvan Pereira, Harib Abdullah, and Caio Lucas. Namer also pointed out that Sharjah player, Albanian Rai Manaj, had traveled to his country after receiving the Golden Boot there, indicating that the player will return tomorrow to resume training with the team in preparation for the upcoming fixtures. Abdulmajid Namer recently took over the coaching of Sharjah at a very critical period after the departure of the previous Serbian coach Milos, following the team's poor performance. Sharjah currently occupies 11th place in the ADNOC Pro League standings with only seven points.
