Abu Trika: The task of Arab teams in the Asian Cup is difficult

DOHA: Egyptian footballer Mohamed Abutreka has expressed his belief that any Arab team of 11 teams will participate in the next edition of the 2019 Asian Cup in the UAE from January 5th to 1st. February will be an achievement, no matter what the measure, given the difficulty of the competition and the strength of the teams from Eastern Europe.

He said Iran, Japan, South Korea and Australia were closest to the Asian Cup title. He hopes that "any team of the Arab team will succeed in the conciliation, and all will show with honor, especially the team of Palestine, which deserves the support of all and must not be exceeded due to difficult circumstances." .

"Teams that have great sales potential, such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq, are not allowed to participate, but are required to present a distinctive image and to reach the final phase of the championship, "said Tuesday Tri Tri Abu Trika in a press release.

"Personally, I find that they are one or two years ahead of us and the problem is that the qualifying rounds are not qualifying, they are more targeted and the preparation is very different," he said. he declared. This is difficult for the tournament, but our teams must have the confidence that suits them, especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, because they have the potential, good players and good coaches at the highest level. level. "(AFP)