Bani Yas Club held a press conference this afternoon to introduce its upcoming match against Shabab Al Ahli, in the 17th round of the ADNOC Professional League, in the presence of the team's technical director, Daniel Isaila, and player Khamis Al Mansouri.

Coach Daniel Isaila began his speech by emphasizing the difficulty of the confrontation, pointing out that Shabab Al Ahli is the best team in the league currently, not only because it tops the standings, but also because it has distinguished elements at a high level, capable of providing solutions at any moment.

Isaila said:
"We are facing a difficult challenge against a strong team, Shabab Al Ahli is the best in the league currently, not only because it is the leader, but because it has a group of distinguished players who always make a difference."

The Romanian coach added that he worked during the past week to prepare his team in the best possible way, pointing out that the technical staff analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of the Shabab Al Ahli team in order to provide a strong performance and come out with a positive result.

"I spoke with the players this week, and we are working on preparing in the best possible way. We have carefully analyzed Shabab Al Ahli, and we know how strong they are, but at the same time we trust our abilities and capabilities, and we will do everything in our power to come out with a positive result.”

Updates on the team list: Influential absences and intensive preparations

Regarding the team’s readiness for the match, Issila revealed the absence of the duo Khamis Al Hammadi and Suhail Al Nubi due to injury, stressing that the rest of the players are fully prepared for this important confrontation.

“We have some absences due to injury, as Khamis Al Hammadi and Suhail Al Nubi will not be able to participate, but the rest of the players are ready and prepared to give their best.”

Khamis Al Mansouri: We are determined to give our all against Shabab Al Ahli

For his part, Bani Yas player Khamis Al Mansouri confirmed that the team has prepared well for the match, noting that the players have studied the Shabab Al Ahli team well, and they aspire to come out with a positive result to compensate for the loss of the last round.

Al Mansouri said:

“We know that we have a tough match against a strong opponent, but we have worked hard throughout the week to analyze the Shabab Al Ahli team and prepare for it in the best possible way. We will give everything we have in this match, and our goal is to achieve a positive result.”

He added:

“We know that we are facing a strong and leading team, but we believe in our ability to compete and come out with a good result. We want to correct the course and make up for the past loss, and we will do our best to achieve that.