Damascus-Sana
LONDON (Reuters) - Local clubs have big ambitions in the new season that will start with the Premier League, which is set to kick off tomorrow after intense preparations by clubs and big contracts with football stars.
The training camps and the various friendly meetings that the teams have played in the past few months to overcome their modest results seem to be an indication of the strong competitions that will witness the league and cup tournaments in light of the huge public support expected for these clubs.
The match between Al-Jaish and Al-Wahda at Al-Faiha stadium in Damascus will be the most prominent confrontation where the match is the beginning of the title holders Al-Jaish in the journey to preserve the title he won last season for the fifth consecutive and seventeenth in its history while the second seeks a moral victory that motivates him to achieve victories on his way to the top .
Tishreen, who was very close to the title last season by being in second place, will be one of the most competitive teams for the title and will not be easy games against the rest of the teams, so the task of Nuwair will not be easy at all against last year's runners-up in the game to be held at Hama Municipal Stadium .
In a statement to SANA sports reporter, Al-Nawaeer coach Firas Ma'as described the game as very important because it brings them together with a strong team that has great ambition to compete for the title, indicating that his team has reached a high technical and physical readiness thanks to intensive training during the last period, pointing out that achieving a good result in the game The opening of the league will have a positive impact in the coming stages so I hope the players will do everything they have in the field and I invite the audience to come intensely to encourage the team warmly.
Al Wathba, crowned last year for the first time in the history of the Republic Cup title by beating the forefront of the penalty shootout seems to be determined to be among the teams presented this year to follow his brilliance so it will save no effort to snatch his first victory in the league from the gate of the Union when they meet at the Youth Welfare Stadium in Aleppo .
Al-Bouta and Al-Jazira aspire to provide good performance and achieve remarkable results that satisfy their fans, especially after they returned to their positions in the Premier League after they played strong competitions in the first division last year, where the bully will start his career against Al-Sahel at Tishreen Stadium while Al-Jazira match with Al Karama was postponed in the first round. later.
In the rest of the matches, Jableh will meet with the police at Al-Baath Stadium in Jableh and Hitteen with the forefront at Al-Basel Stadium in Lattakia.
Vanguard coach Ammar Al-Shamali said that his team will play the games with a number of experienced players in addition to the talented young players who proved their presence in the youth league last season, noting that his team's first game in the league will be difficult because it combines with Hittin at home and is the most ready among the The league teams were able to sign a number of outstanding players thanks to the managerial stability and the great financial resources that were available to him. However, I have great confidence in my players to perform well and play teamwork in order to produce a positive result.
In turn, Hattin coach Hussein Afaq said that despite the difficulty of his team's game with the vanguard, his team will depend on the ground and the public to win the three points, pointing out that the vanguard team is strong and difficult and has good elements that led him to the semi-finals of the Republic Cup last year.