Sayed Abdelhafiz, the club’s director of football, talked about the team’s ambitions ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup.

In an exclusive interview with us, Abdelhafiz spoke about what it means for the team to be participating in a prestigious tournament like the FIFA Club World Cup, the team’s preparations for Saturday’s game against C.F. Monterrey, and revealed the message he said to the players upon their arrival in Abu Dhabi.

“It is a dream for any Arab or African team to participate in the Fifa Club World Cup. Of course, we have several challenges but we are only focused on preparing well for the tournament.”

“We watched some of C.F. Monterrey’s previous games and we know they are a tough team, who are highly ranked.”

“We always seek to accomplish a better achievement than what we achieved in the past. Hopefully, we will be up to the fans’ expectations.”

“I told the players that we have a huge responsibility towards our fans and that I have complete faith in whoever participates in the tournament.”