Khaleej Times

This year UAE are stronger than ever: Walid

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dubai — The UAE captain Walid Mohammad Mohammadi believes that the team has the experience it takes to fight for everything at the Huawei Interconti­nental Beach Soccer Cup Dubai 2018.

Mohammadi is looking forward to hitting the sand in the coming Huawei Interconti­nental Beach Soccer Cup Dubai 2018, which will take place from November 6 to 10 at Kite Beach, Dubai.

The experience­d forward, one of the key men in Mohammad Abbas’ team, is absolutely confident that the team is going to give some top level performanc­es. “I trust my team. This year it is going to be different, because we are more experience­d than the previous editions. The team is more mature, players have more experience, even in internatio­nal competitio­ns, and we feel stronger than ever,” he said.

Walid knows that the UAE side will face really tough competitio­n, but this didn’t appear to faze him. “The Interconti­nental Cup is always highly competitiv­e, with the best teams in the world taking part. But we know what we are capable of, and we want to make it to the semifinals again. We are really motivated, and our team has enough quality to think about achieving something big in this competitio­n,” he said.

For the second consecutiv­e year, Walid has been shortliste­d in the list of the 50 Best Players of the year, which he hopes can also help the team. “It is always good to be there, and it proves that if you work hard, you can attain your goals. I am very thankful for having been selected again this year, but this is only the beginning, something to help me, and the team, push harder to achieve our dreams.”

The UAE national side are preparing tirelessly ahead of the Huawei Interconti­nental Beach Soccer Cup Dubai 2018, with double training sessions daily combined with up to ten friendly games.

 ?? Supplied photo ?? Captain Walid says the UAE will put up a strong show at the Interconti­nental Beach Soccer Cup. —
Supplied photo Captain Walid says the UAE will put up a strong show at the Interconti­nental Beach Soccer Cup. —

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