Al Shouaili: We Thank the ADSC for Their Support for Clubs and the Al Ain Handball Tournament Achieved Its Goals

Saleh Al-Shouaili, member of the Board of Directors of Al Ain Sports Games Company and Supervisor of the Handball Sector, expressed his appreciation to the Abu Dhabi Sports Council for their support for sports and athletes in whole Abu Dhabi, especially the support and efforts they exerted to make Al Ain Handball Tournament 2 a success story.
He stated: “This is what we are trying to maintain and keep going on holding such tournaments and friendly matches in the coming years to improve the game.”

Al Shouaili praised the team’s level of performance during the friendly tournament organized by Al Ain Club during 10 to 13 October, in which Al Jazeera, Al Wasl, and Maliha participated. The matches were held in the indoor courts of Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium
He stated: “We achieved many gains out of the matches of the friendly tournament. This tournament is a preparatory stage for the 36th Arab Handball Championship scheduled to be held in Tunisia scheduled to be kicked off on 23rd October 2021 in Al Hammamet City in Tunisia. The Al Ain Friendly Tournament was held ahead of the Arab Championship as part of a two-stage preparation camp. The second stage will be held in Tunisia where the team will play friendly matches a week ahead of the championship.

Regarding the friendly tournament, he said: “I am happy with the good performance of the team, and this is what we are looking for, especially since we played 3 matches. We lost against Al Wasl and drew with Maliha. The team achieved valuable gains before playing in the Arab Handball Championship.”

He added, “The Czech and Croatian resident players were terminated given that their performance was not up to the expectations during the matches of the league and the friendly championship. We did not see any significance of keeping them with the team. This is why we decided to terminate their contracts and we hope that we will be lucky in finding a successful replacement to them before the league kicks off. Indeed, we have new players onboard as of the beginning of the season including local and resident players and we look forward to winning titles and ascending to the podiums this year.”

As for the team’s participation in the 36th Arab Handball Championship, Saleh stressed that the team is going to benefit from such valuable participating through playing against several sports teams and schools of playing that enjoy excessive experience in handball.

Member of the Board of Directors of Al Ain Sports Games Company, Saleh Al Shouaili thanked the Sharjah Club for their support to Al Ain Club by loaning the players Tariq Shaheen and Ahmed Al Dhanhani to join the team during the 36th Arab Handball Championship.

“This is not unusual for Al Sharjah Club and all UAE clubs who always cooperate and support the clubs representing UAE in away sports events,” he concluded.