Moatasem Abdullah (Dubai)
Our Olympic football team topped the standings of the international friendly tournament, beating Saudi Arabia 2-0, in the first round, at “Dhiab Awana” Stadium, at the headquarters of the Football Association, in the Al Khawaneej area in Dubai, and the second match witnessed Iraq’s Olympic victory over Egypt 1-0. .
The “Olympic White”, which succeeded in overcoming the “Green”, thanks to the goals of Ahmed Fawzi and Hazem Mohamed, topped the championship standings, with a difference of one goal against the “Mesopotamian Lions”, which in turn won over Egypt with a goal by its player Helo Faiq in the 90th minute, and the “Green” and “Pharaohs” remained. Without credit.
The first match for our team witnessed Hazem Mohamed celebrating scoring, in his first official appearance with the “Olympic White”. Our team is preparing to face Iraq at seven o’clock tomorrow evening on the same stadium in the second round, while in the first match it will meet Saudi Arabia and Egypt, while the third round of the tournament will witness Next Saturday, the “Olympic White” will meet with Egypt, and Iraq will meet with Saudi Arabia.
Participation in the current international friendly tournament is the penultimate stop in the preparations of the “Olympic White”, along with Saudi Arabia and Iraq, to compete in the finals of the AFC U-23 Cup “Qatar 2024”, scheduled from April 15 to May 3, 2024, with the participation of 16 teams competing to win the title. The sixth edition of the continental championship, which in turn qualifies for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The draw for the Asian Cup finals placed the “Olympic White” in the second “Iron” group, along with Japan, South Korea, and China. The teams participating in the tournament were divided into 4 groups, with each of them containing 4 teams, competing in a divided league system of one stage, The top two teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals.
2024-01-21 21:06:38
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