Today, Saturday, press conferences were held for the two semi-final matches of the Arab Junior Cup 2022 organized by the Arab Football Federation and organized by the Algerian Federation.
At the beginning, Saudi Arabia coach Abdulwahab Al-Harbi said: “We congratulate the teams that made it to the semi-finals and wish success to all the teams that left the tournament. The level of competition is very high. We did a great job in this competition and I am pleased with the performance of the players in every match “especially after the rotation process between them. We will play a balanced match. In front of a strong and organized Algerian team, I think the style of play between the two teams is very similar in terms of how they play and skill.”
He added: “The Algerian national team may surpass us in terms of fitness after its players rest one more day and play a match among their fans, but we also have outstanding elements capable of achieving victory. 20 thousand spectators, and we are ready for the same. These are the conditions to play a match worthy of both sides.”
For his part, Algerian national team coach Arezki Roman said: “I thank the Arab Football Association for organizing this tournament, which helps us to prepare well for all official events in Africa and Asia, and this is a unique and great opportunity to interact with various football schools with Arab brothers “.
Yemeni coach Muhammad Al-Baadani said: “I am very proud of reaching the semi-finals. We are very happy to participate in this tournament without any pressure, although we always play to win and do our best to win every match. make the Yemeni people happy.”
He stressed: “We are going through very difficult circumstances, but we are used to a harsh life. Here we represent a great country with a great history, and we are very proud to reach the semi-finals, which is an achievement because we were not candidates for this in the eyes of many.”
Morocco coach Said Shaiba said: “We are pleased with the level we showed in the tournament and we had to be patient and humble to reduce the danger of Egypt in the quarter-finals. equal chance of winning.
He concluded by saying, “Every team has the legal right to fight for the title. For our part, we have not played any easy matches, but the difficulty varies from one participant to another. The Yemeni team includes remarkable and cutting edge talent and deserves our respect and appreciation.”
