His Excellency Jassim bin Rashid Al-Buainain, President of the Football Association, apologized to the Qatari fans for Al-Anabi’s early exit in Gulf 26 after a 1-1 draw with Kuwait in the match that took place between them the day before yesterday evening in Kuwait, stressing that the experience will be subject to a comprehensive evaluation without looking for excuses, and he said in media statements Expanded after the match: First of all, I extend my thanks to the government and people of the sister State of Kuwait for the warm reception and good organization, and this is not strange to them, and this is what we felt from all officials and even the people. Kuwaiti: The Gulf Championships, like sports competition tournaments, are an opportunity to meet brothers and build bridges of communication between the fans of the Gulf teams.
He added: We apologize to the fans and the Qatari sports street for not qualifying, and I also thank the Qatari fans who supported us in Kuwait and marched behind Al-Annabi in the tournament. Al-Buainain went on to say: I would like to thank the players for what they gave in the Kuwait match, and for their performance, their fighting spirit, and what we sensed of their desire. In achieving victory and qualifying for the semi-finals, but in the end football is a win and a loss, and we are working to benefit from any positive points achieved in the Kuwait match.
Regarding Al-Annabi’s evaluation of its three matches in Gulf 26, Al-Buainain said: Our team went through many circumstances, whether before the tournament, or during the tournament, as happened in the warm-up before the match with Kuwait, when our player Al-Hashemi was injured, but in the end they are not excuses or justifications for failure and disqualification.
He pointed out that we must build on the gains achieved in the Gulf 26 in order to achieve the strategic goals that we aspire to. He said: There is a distinguished group of players capable of carrying the banner of Qatari football in the next stage, and there is no doubt that the new names are one of the gains, but at the same time. Time does not ignore mistakes, and we work with optimism in order to achieve the ambitions of Qatari football, and our next strategic goal is the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, God willing.
Jassim Al-Buainain ended his statements by making a promise to the Qatari fans to work to achieve everything that pleases them and makes them happy. We appreciate them and their anger, and we bear responsibility for the losses before the victories, and God willing, with their support, we will achieve everything we all dream of for Qatari football.
