The UAE face a difficult task to retain their title, facing 10-time champions Kuwait, last year?s beaten finalists Iraq and a rapidly-improving Oman that sit only four places below them at 69th in the FIFA rankings. Ali?s men begin ramping up their preparations for the tournament today, with a 26-man squad meeting in Austria for a three-week training camp that will include friendly fixtures with **r*way on August 27, Lithuania (Sep*tember 3) and Paraguay (Septem*ber 7). The task of succeeding in Saudi Arabia has been made ever more tricky by juggling the demands of the impending 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia, where the UAE are tipped to make a big impression.
08-14-2014, 04:03 PM
Mahdi Ali prioritises retaining Gulf Cup crown in Riyadh
The UAE face a difficult task to retain their title, facing 10-time champions Kuwait, last year?s beaten finalists Iraq and a rapidly-improving Oman that sit only four places below them at 69th in the FIFA rankings. Ali?s men begin ramping up their preparations for the tournament today, with a 26-man squad meeting in Austria for a three-week training camp that will include friendly fixtures with **r*way on August 27, Lithuania (Sep*tember 3) and Paraguay (Septem*ber 7). The task of succeeding in Saudi Arabia has been made ever more tricky by juggling the demands of the impending 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia, where the UAE are tipped to make a big impression.
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