Today, Al Sadd team meets the Egyptian Ismaili team in a friendly match between them at the Championships Stadium. The match comes as part of the leader’s preparations for the opening of the Ooredoo Stars League on Friday and the launch of the 2024/2025 football season, as the leader held a training camp in Spain for two weeks during which it played several friendly matches. The team is led in this match by the new Spanish coach Sanchez, who officially took over the task in the past few days. The match also comes as part of the Ismaili club’s celebrations of its centenary.
Al Sadd continued its training after returning from the external camp held in Spain from July 9 to 29.
The leader held his training yesterday under the supervision of the Spaniard Felix Sanchez, and the training witnessed strong participation from all the stars of the Al-Sadd team, most notably the new duo, the Algerian Abdessamad Bounacer, and the Malian Mohamed Camara.
The technical staff was keen to increase the physical load, especially after the players returned from a rest period following the external training camp. The Ismaili mission arrived in Doha the day before yesterday.
The team trained on the Al Sadd subsidiary stadium and at its residence in Doha, in preparation for the big match that is of great interest to both sides. The Ismaili list included: “Ahmed Adel Abdel Moneim, Kamal El Sayed, and Abdullah Gamal as goalkeepers, Mohamed Desouky, Mohamed Ammar, Mohamed Nasr, Hatem Sakr, Abdel Karim Mustafa, Hesham Mohamed, Mohamed Abdel Samee, Marawan Hamdy, Nader Farag, Omar El Saai, Abdel Rahman Magdy, Burkinabe Eric Traore, Khaled El Nabris, Ethiopian Benyam Wadajo, Hassan Saber, Omar El Qat, and Ibrahim Abdel Aal.” The Ismaili mission is scheduled to return tomorrow.
The match comes in light of the good relations between the two clubs, as Turki Al Ali, the Executive Director of Al Sadd Club, previously expressed the readiness of Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium for the confrontation.
The CEO noted that the match will be between two brotherly teams, stressing the historical connection that links Al Sadd to Arab clubs.
Al-Ali pointed out that this type of friendly matches will help the team prepare for the new season, and that the situation will be studied to turn it into a friendly tournament with the participation of several teams.
The occasion will also be an opportunity to showcase club-related matters, such as launching the new kit, presenting new signings to the media, and also showcasing the club’s most prominent future plans.
Al-Ali concluded his speech by saying: The match between Al-Sadd and Al-Ismaili will be free for all attendees, and we expect the Al-Sadd fans in particular to be present at the match stadium, as well as the Egyptian and Arab fans to enjoy this friendly match.
