With Mohammed Saif Al Katabi on its head
Al Ain’s expedition takes off to Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan, on board a private jet
Leonardo Jardim’s lineup witnessed the return of Fábio Rafael Rodrigues Cardoso and it misses the efforts of Mohamed Awad Alla Hassan Ibrahim and Mateo Sanabria
“The Boss” expedition left the country on today’s afternoon at 02:30 PM via Al Ain “international airport on a private jet and the destination is Uzbekistan. The expedition is set to meet the Uzbek football club of Pakhtakor FC, in the match that is scheduled to take place on “Jar” stadium at 07:00 PM, Uzbekistan’s time, 06:00 PM, the United Arab Emirates time. This match comes in the sixth round of competitions of the group stage for the “West Asia football teams” of AFC Champions League for the elite.
Mohammed Saif Al Katabi, the member of board of directors of the Al Ain football company, is on the head of Al Ain’s expedition. The team’s lineup of players within the expedition, according the preferences of the Portuguese head manager of Al Ain, Leonardo Jardim, witnessed the return of the Portuguese defender Fábio Rafael Rodrigues Cardoso, who was out of the team’s starting lineup all over the past period of time due to an injury.
On the other hand, the team will be missing the efforts of Mohamed Awad Alla Hassan Ibrahim, after he also sustained an injury during the team’s most recent match vs Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia. The team’s doctor explained that he is scheduled for him to be away from the team’s group training sessions for almost three weeks. Mateo Sanabria will also be absent from the team’s expedition, as he suffered from a light health issue on today’s morning, so the team’s medical staff preferred to put the player to rest.
Al Ain’s football team expedition consisted of 25 players, who are as the following: Khalid Eisa Mohammed Bilal Saeed Al Mesmari, Mohammed Saeed Busanda Ahmed Al Falahi, Hassan Sani Muhammed, Kouame Autonne Kouadio, Fábio Rafael Rodrigues Cardoso, Khalid Al Hashemi, Michel, Bandar Mohammed Mohammed Saeed Al Ahbabi, Khalid Butti Musabah Rashid Al Zaabi, Erik Jorgens de Menezes, Felipe Salomoni, Park Yong-woo, Yahia Nader Moustafa El Sharif, Abdoul Karim Traoré, Mohammed Abbas Al Balochi, Ahmed Barman Ali Barman Shamroukh Hammoudi, Khalid Mohammed Hussain Mousa Al Balushi, Gino Infantino, Matías Damián Palacios, Sékou Baba Gassama, Matías Emanuel Segovia Torales, Alejandro Sebastián Romero Gamarra (Kaku), Soufiane Rahimi, Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba.
