بدأ البرتغالي فيتور بيريرا، رئيس لجنة الحكام بالاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم، خطته من أجل البقاء في منصبه، بعد أن كان من المقرر رحيله مع نهاية الموسم الحالي لانتهاء تعاقده.
وعلم “بطولات” بأن فيتور بيريرا رئيس لجنة الحكام، يخطط للاستمرار موسمًا آخر داخل الجبلاية.
وشهدت الفترة الماضية تقرب بيريرا من مسؤولي الاتحاد، إذ يعقد جلسات مستمرة مع أعضاء المجلس، ويحاول أن يقنع المسؤولين بوجهة نظره وخطته الحالية.
مساعد كيروش لـ”بطولات”: لم نحصل على مستحقاتنا لدى اتحاد الكرة حتى الآن.. ويفندها
ويجهز بيريرا خطة الموسم المقبل التي سيقدمها لمسؤولي اتحاد الكرة خلال أيام، من أجل دراستها والنظر في مسألة استمراره لموسم آخر.
ويعمل بيريرا حاليًا على تحسين علاقته بجميع الحكام ويعقد جلسات فردية معهم، كما عقد جلسة منذ أيام مع الحكام الدوليين من أجل إنهاء الخلاف الذي كان قائمًا بينهم وبينه.
وأبدى بيريرا خلال الجلسات احترامه الكامل لكل الحكام وتقديره الكبير لهم، كما أن البرتغالي تجمعه علاقة قوية بمساعديه المصريين في لجنة الحكام.
وكشف مصدر بلجنة الحكام، أن فيتور بيريرا أشاد بـ نورا سمير الحكمة المصرية التي شاركت في دورة الألعاب الأفريقية المنقضية في غانا.
وكانت نورا سمير قد أدارت مباراتين كحكم ساحة في البطولة، لتكون أكثر حكم أدار مباريات في منافسة كرة القدم بالدورة الإفريقية.
تمكن فريق بترو أتلتيكو من تسجيل الهدف الأول بشباك منافسه مازيمبي، خلال المباراة الجارية بينهما حاليًا ضمن منافسات بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.
وتقام مباراة بترو أتلتيكو ومازيمبي، على أرضية ملعب 11 نوفمبر بـ أنجولا، وذلك في إطار إياب دور ربع نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا.
وسجل جوناثان تورو هدف بترو أتلتيكو الأول في الدقيقة 29 من عمر المباراة، بعد رمية تماس أرسلت لداخل منطقة الجزاء حاول مدافع مازيمبي إبعاد الكرة لكنها وصلت لجوناثان وسددها داخل الشباك.
طالع أيضاً.. يانج أفريكانز لـ”بطولات”: سُرقنا أمام صن داونز.. وتقدمنا بشكوى ضد حكم المباراة
مباراة الذهاب بين مازيمبي وبترو أتلتيكو انتهت بالتعادل السلبي على أرضية استاد تي مازيمبي مساء السبت الماضي.
ومن المقرر أن يتواجه الفائز من مباراة مازيمبي الكونغولي وبترو أتلتيكو أمام الأهلي الذي حسم بطاقة التأهل على حساب سيمبا التنزاني، في نصف نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا. هدف بترو أتلتيكو الأول أمام مازيمبي في دوري أبطال إفريقيا
Chelsea allowed one of their longest-serving players to depart earlier this month as the club sanctioned the sale of central midfielder Mason Mount.
The England international came up through the academy set-up and made 195 first-team appearances for the Blues between 2019 and 2023.
He seemingly decided that this summer was the right time for him to move on from Stamford Bridge as a £55m switch to Manchester United was recently completed.
What has happened to Mason Mount?
The 24-year-old suffered from a dip in form as his performances during the 2022/23 campaign did not live up to the standards of his previous season in Chelsea colours.
Mount averaged a Sofascore rating of 7.05 across 24 Premier League outings last term, which placed him outside of the club's top five performers. He only contributed with three goals along with two assists.
Former Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount.
That was a far cry from his performance throughout 2021/22, where in 32 matches, he plundered 11 goals and ten assists from midfield.
These statistics show that the mercurial midfielder was an outstanding performer in the Premier League, with his ability to score and create goals on a regular basis, prior to his recent struggles.
Mauricio Pochettino could now land a dream replacement for the 2021/22 version of Mount by securing the signing of reported €40m (£34m) transfer target Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
How good is Sergej Milinkovic-Savic?
The Lazio star's Serie A displays in recent years suggest that he is an exceptional midfielder with the quality to provide the goals and assists that the now-Red Devils ace used to for Chelsea.
Milinkovic-Savic racked up nine goals along with eight assists in 34 league starts last term, which came after an impressive return of 11 of each in 36 starts during the prior campaign.
These statistics show that the 28-year-old machine, who was once described as a "different beast" by journalist Sacha Pisani, has the quality to deliver Mount-esque numbers from a number eight or ten role.
In fact, the Serbia international ranks among the top 1% of players in his position across the Men's Big Five Leagues and European competitions over the last 365 days for non-penalty goals per 90 (0.30).
He is also within the top 9% of central midfielders for expected assisted goals per 90 (0.20) during that period, which means that the Spanish-born dynamo is capable of creating top-quality chances for his teammates on a regular basis from a midfield position.
Therefore, the "underrated" – as he was dubbed by Fabrizio Romano – magician is one of the best midfielders at the top level when it comes to making an impact at the top end of the pitch, by scoring and creating goals.
Milinkovic-Savic has the ability to replicate the form that Mount displayed during the 2021/22 campaign and could be Pochettino's star attacking threat from the middle of the park if he can translate his form over to the Premier League next season.
Considering the Blues only scored a goal a game in the league throughout the last year, sourcing a replacement for Mount is crucial.
Darren Stevens bagged 6 for 47 and smashed a quick-fire 53 not out as he continued his age-defying start to the season
ECB Reporters Network22-Apr-2017 ScorecardDarren Stevens threatens to have the season of his life•Getty Images
Ageless all-rounder Darren Stevens bagged 6 for 47 and smashed a quick-fire 53 not out with 11 boundaries during an action packed second day that saw 19 wickets fall and Kent build a priceless 242-run lead over Specsavers County Championship rivals Derbyshire.Stevens, who turns 41 on April 30, appeared virtually unplayable when bowling his wicket-to-wicket ‘dibbly dob’ during a cloudy mid-session that saw Derbyshire lose their last eight wickets for 78 runs and concede a 100-run first innings deficit.Batting for a second time by 4.45pm, Kent then stuttered themselves, losing seven wickets after tea before Stevens – the man his skipper has dubbed ‘Benjamin Button’ after the Brad Pitt movie character who ages in reverse – came in to dominate centre stage by clubbing his fourth championship 50 of the summer and his 74th of an illustrious first-class career.With his star player still having a massage on the physiotherapists’ bench, Sam Northeast, the Kent skipper said that Stevens is, in his opinion, the top championship player right now.”It’s like having the ‘Stevo’ of old back in the side,” said Northeast. “When he came in near the end there the pitch was still doing plenty, but he just took it in his stride.”He’s relentless on his line and length and makes the ball talk, and he’s in great form with the bat too. He’s unbeaten with power to add and if he can help us get up near a lead of 300 we’ll be in a really strong position. There’s still a lot of cricket left, but I’d rather be in our position than there’s.”Kent’s openers had departed in quick succession; Sean Dickson, lbw prodding half-cock to Tony Palladino, while Daniel Bell-Drummond fenced to third slip to a Will Davis leg-cutter to go for 23.After suffering a first innings golden duck, Joe Denly was bamboozled by a Davis slower ball and chipped to cover then, with only 49 on the board, Sam Northeast steered to second slip.Will Gidman stretched in defence to gift keeper Gary Wilson a catch and Tony Palladino his 250th first-class wicket for Derbyshire, while Wayne Parnell heaved across the line to have middle plucked out by Tom Milnes.Billy Godleman pulled off a stunning overhead catch at wide mid-off to account for Matt Coles, but Stevens and Adam Rouse continued to go for their strokes to extend the home lead well beyond 200 when play eventually ended a shade before 7pm.Derbyshire had started their reply to Kent’s first innings of 259 at 11.57am and were already deep in trouble by noon. Opener Luis Reece shouldered arms at Parnell’s third delivery to lose his off stump and depart without scoring then, eight deliveries later, fellow opener Billy Godleman followed suit. Squared up by a full-length leg-cutter from Stevens, the visiting captain edged low to third slip where Gidman held a sharp, low chance.Either side of the lunch break Wayne Madsen and Shiv Thakor led a partial Derbyshire fightback with an enterprising third-wicket stand worth 87 that ended when Thakor nicked a Stevens away-swinger to first slip.That sparked a collapse that saw the visitors lose their last eight wickets in 22 overs as Stevens collected his third five-wicket haul in as many championship games.Stevens trapped Darren Smit lbw prodding down the wrong line, as did Wilson, who lost his off stump to Stevens’ late away swing. Then, after a nicely compiled 56 in two hours, Madsen erred in a late decision to shoulder arms against Parnell, allowing the ball to glance off the bat face to third slip, where Gidman snaffled a seventh catch of the campaign.Stevens continued to mesmerise from the Pavilion End as Alex Hughes feathered a floating away-swinger to the keeper, then Milnes had off stump pegged back to give Stevens figures of 5 for 31 from a stunning, mid-session spell.Matt Coles replaced Parnell to have Palladino caught at square leg, leaving James Harris to polish off the innings as Jeevan Patel edged leg-side to a tumbling Adam Rouse behind the stumps.Madsen said: “When the bowlers get it in the right areas there’s enough in this pitch to make it difficult to score. Shiv and I tried to bat with intent and hit their bowlers off a length but, even so, you felt there was always a ball with your name on it. Stevo has great skills as a bowler in these conditions that suit him down to the ground. With the bat, he’s as clean a striker as you’ll see. He’s certainly had a day out today.”What we fancied chasing they’ve gone past so we’ve got to get their last three wickets as soon as we can and then find a way to chase the runs but, if it gets above 280, we’re under a lot of pressure.”
Ian Salisbury, the former England legspinner, has been appointed as the first full-time head coach of the England Physical Disability (PD) team
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Resilience is the biggest quality these players have – Salisbury
Ian Salisbury, the former England legspinner, has been appointed as the first full-time head coach of the England Physical Disability (PD) team, with Ross Hunter also taking on a full-time role to continue his work with the England Visually Impaired (VI) side.Salisbury, who played 15 Tests between 1992 and 2000, claimed 884 wickets in a first-class career that spanned 20 seasons and included three County Championship titles with Surrey in 1999, 2000 and 2002.Salisbury has worked with the England PD squad over the past two years in the role of assistant coach, but has now stepped up to succeed Qasim Ali, who was recently appointed head coach of the ICC Academy in Dubai. He will combine his new role with continuing to support Mark Robinson and the England women’s team.”I am very humbled and honoured,” said Salisbury. “Especially knowing that we are the first two coaches in the world to be working full-time in disability cricket. I have been massively inspired by the players themselves and the job in hand.”Taking on this full-time role means that we can do so much more to support the players individually beyond cricket. We know a lot about their cricketing abilities but I want to find out more about their lives and what role cricket plays in it.Salisbury’s first assignment will be to prepare the England PD squad for games this summer as the side continues to build towards a world tournament in England in 2019.”We have a great chance to write a new story, to aim to win a world tournament in 2019 and be the number one side in the world. We can only do that through hard work, strategic planning, adaptability, humility and innovation. This will create an environment that puts cricket and this team at the forefront of disability cricket in England and the world.”This is more than a cricketing role, there is a real element of personal development. How can we make their lives better away from cricket and that, in turn, will improve their own individual performances and those of the team.”Hunter, meanwhile, carries on the work he had been doing in recent seasons with the VI, which included a last-four finish in the recent Blind World Cup in India.”I’m incredibly proud to work with the players on a full-time basis,” he said. “This decision is a testament to the work they have put in and the progress the squad has made. Our goal is to now become the most pioneering visually impaired sports programme in the world and we now have the resources to do that.ECB’s Head of Disability Cricket, Ian Martin said: “This is an important step change in disability cricket. I’m proud that we are the first international cricket board to make such a step. It will increase the capacity of our coaches to work with performance squads and is further evidence of the improvement and culture shift within our national squads.”
Glasgow Rangers completed their seventh signing of the summer transfer window last week as they welcome Leon Balogun back to Ibrox on a one-year deal.
The Light Blues snapped up the Nigerian international on a free transfer to bolster their defensive options after Leon King suffered a significant injury blow during pre-season training.
Sam Lammers, Dujon Sterling, Jack Butland, Cyriel Dessers, Kieran Dowell, and Abdallah Sima have all also joined the club's ranks since the end of last season, with Michael Beale attempting to improve his squad after a trophyless campaign.
The Gers failed to collect a single piece of silverware in the 42-year-old head coach's first term in charge and he will surely be hoping that these signings are able to play a part in major success over the next nine months.
They may not be done in the market yet, though, as the deadline does not pass until the 1st of September and Rangers could make another addition to their defence by signing Auston Trusty.
The Light Blues have been linked with a swoop for the £2m-rated central defender this summer and the USA international could complete Beale's options in that area of the pitch.
Is Auston Trusty left-footed?
Trusty is a left-footed centre-back who is also capable of being deployed at left-back, which means that he would be a useful player for the manager to call upon throughout next season as the talented gem can play in multiple positions.
The signing of Balogun has left Rangers with three available right-footed central defenders, including him, Connor Goldson, and Scotland international John Souttar. Meanwhile, Ben Davies, who arrived on a permanent deal from Premier League side Liverpool last year, is the only senior left-footed stopper at the club.
This suggests that Beale does not have a natural replacement for the former Preston North End titan as his other options in that position would need to play on their lesser-favoured foot on that side of the pitch, which could impact build-up play if they are not able to comfortably pass out from the back on their left.
Former Birmingham loanee Auston Trusty.
Trusty is also coming off the back of an impressive season with Birmingham on loan in the English Championship. The 24-year-old tank averaged a Sofascore match rating of 6.97 across 44 starts, which is a higher score than Davies, Souttar, and King managed during the Scottish Premiership campaign last term.
He made an eye-catching 3.8 tackles and interceptions combined per match for his side, which highlights the enforcer's knack for constantly cutting out opposition attacks, whilst Goldson's 2.3 per game for Rangers led the way for Beale's centre-backs.
These statistics suggest that the potential is there for the 6 foot 3 colossus, who is younger than all the aforementioned players in his position outside of King, to be an excellent addition to the squad due to his ability to deliver consistently superb defensive displays.
Trusty, who was hailed as "incredible" by teammate George Friend, could complete Beale's defence by arriving as competition for Davies in the left-centre-back spot whilst also having the potential to be an upgrade on what the manager already has at his disposal.
تعرض أحد لاعبي فريق ريال مدريد للعنصرية خلال مواجهة ريال مايوركا، مساء أمس السبت، في الدوري الإسباني.
وفاز ريال مدريد بهدف تشواميني الرائع في مرمى ريال مايوركا على ملعب سون مويكس، ضمن منافسات الجولة 31 من الدوري الإسباني.
شبكة “موفي ستار” الإسبانية، أكدت بأن الفرنسي تشواميني تعرض لأفعال عنصرية من قبل جماهير ملعب سون مويكس المنتمين لنادي ريال مايوركا، أثناء احتفال الفرنسي بهدفه في مرمى فريقهم.
وأشارت التقارير إلى أن أوريلين تشواميني تلقى هتافات من الجماهير، وإشارات غير لائقة، وأحدهم قام بإشارة قرد في اتجاه اللاعب الذي كان يحتفل بالهدف إلى جانب بقية زملائه.
لم يتوقف جمهور ريال مايوركا عند هذا الحد، فقد تم إلقاء زجاجة في اتجاه لاعبي ريال مدريد أثناء الاحتفال، وكان القائد ناتشو فرنانديز وأنتونيو روديجر غاضبين من ذلك، قبل أن يسحبها الأخير ويلقيها خارج الملعب، ويبلغ الحكم بذلك.
تعتبر هذه الحادثة بمثابة صدمة أخرى في موجة من الأحداث العنصرية المتتالية في كرة القدم الإسبانية، والتي تورط فيها لاعبو الفريق، كان ضحيتها لامين يامال مؤخرًا، وفينيسيوس جونيور على مدار الموسم بجميع الملاعب التي يخوض فيها ريال مدريد مبارياته خارج سانتياجو بيرنابيو.
The summer transfer window has been officially open for business for little more than a month and Celtic have added two new players to their squad to date.
Who have Celtic signed this summer?
Odin Thiago Holm, who featured in the 1-0 pre-season win over Osaka on Saturday, and Australia international Marco Tilio have both been brought in to improve Brendan Rodgers' midfield arsenal.
There could be three further players through the door over the coming days as Maik Nawrocki is set to sign a five-year deal with the club, whilst South Korean talents Kyeok-kyu Kwon and Hyun-jun Yang are also reportedly on the verge of linking up with their new teammates.
These fresh additions could allow the Scottish giants to part ways with some of those on the fringes of the squad, which could generate more funds for any further incoming business.
One player who Rodgers must brutally ditch from the club before the deadline passes is Switzerland international Albian Ajeti, whose time at Parkhead should be up as his career in Scotland so far does not indicate that he will be a valuable option for the head coach.
How many goals has Albian Ajeti scored for Celtic?
The £21k-per-week flop has plundered nine goals in 48 matches for the side in all competitions to date and, based on his form over recent years, would not oust Kyogo Furuhashi or Hyeon-gyu Oh next season.
Neil Lennon snapped him up from West Ham United for a fee of £5m in the summer of 2020 and described the centre-forward as a "tremendous" player with "real quality". However, he has failed to live up to that high praise from the Northern Irish tactician.
Celtic striker Albian Ajeti.
During the 2020/21 campaign, the 26-year-old dud, who former Bhoys striker Frank McAvennie described as "lazy" due to his lacklustre work rate, scored six goals and provided one assist in 20 Scottish Premiership appearances for the Bhoys.
He followed that up with two goals and zero assists in seven league outings under Ange Postecoglou, after Lennon departed in 2021, as the Australian boss rarely called upon his services.
This led to Ajeti, who was lambasted as "not good enough" by ex-Celtic man Ramon Vega, going out on loan to Sturm Graz last term. During his time in Austria, the Hoops flop failed to resurrect his career as he only scored four goals in 23 matches.
Since the summer of 2020, the misfiring forward has scored 13 goals in 71 competitive games – an average of one strike every 5.46 outings. This shows that he has been far from a reliable goalscorer over the last three years, whereas his competition for the striker position have proven themselves to be superior options.
Meanwhile, Kyogo has racked up 54 goals in 83 matches for the club – one every 1.54 clashes – and Oh, who is four years younger than Ajeti, scored seven times in 21 appearances for Postecoglou last season – one every three games.
These statistics suggest that Rodgers has two centre-forwards who offer far more than the Swiss marksman at the top end of the pitch, which is why the manager must brutally bin him this summer if there are any clubs who would be willing to swoop for his services.
Having picked up their first ODI win over a Full Member nation, Scotland will now target a maiden ODI series win over a Full Member, while Zimbabwe fight to avoid a series sweep
The Preview by Peter Della Penna in Edinburgh16-Jun-2017Match factsJune 17, 2017 Start time 10:45 local (09:45 GMT)Con de Lange and Malcolm Waller, who played huge roles for their respective teams in the first ODI, once again figure to be crucial to their teams’ success•Peter Della Penna
Big PictureThe far north of the UK is a place where chilly, damp weather is a common occurrence round the year. Regardless of what Zimbabwe may have read about Edinburgh beforehand, not much would have prepared them for the cold shower they experienced on Thursday in the form of a loss to Scotland in the maiden ODI between the two countries.Losing a pair of home series to Afghanistan is one thing, with the consensus being that Afghanistan’s on-field quality has outstripped their administrative status as an Associate – a view further cemented by Afghanistan drawing the ODI series on their first visit to the West Indies earlier this month. As much as Scotland have improved their on-field product in recent years under coach Grant Bradburn, the bare fact was that they’d never beaten a Full Member in 23 attempts prior to Thursday. But, by the end of the day, Zimbabwe found themselves on the wrong side of history.Less than two days after that wake-up call, Zimbabwe have a chance to save face and level the series. Scotland are currently third in the WCL Championship, three points behind Netherlands, and if Zimbabwe are swept 2-0 in Edinburgh, the prospect of three one-dayers next week in Amsterdam becomes even more daunting.Scotland, on the other hand, have a chance to create a double-dose of history. “Securing a maiden ODI win over a Full Member” has been checked off the to-do list. They have the pen in hand waiting to mark off the next item on their summer agenda: “securing a maiden ODI win over a Full Member.”Form guideScotland: WLLWW (last five completed matches, most recent first)Zimbabwe: LLWWLIn the spotlightSouth Africa-born Con de Lange first came to Scotland in 2003 as an overseas pro for Ferguslie CC in Paisley. After marrying a local girl and putting down roots in his adopted homeland, he made his Scotland debut in 2015 and has since become one of their most reliable talents. Named vice-captain in January, he turned in his maiden ODI five-for in the win on Thursday and will look to restrict Zimbabwe once again.Malcolm Waller’s last four scores, playing for Rhinos in Zimbabwe’s domestic competition Pro50 Championship, prior to the Scotland tour were 52, 49, 57 and 113. His 92 off 62 balls in the first ODI was his fifth ODI half-century, and he came within inches of making it a match-winning maiden ton before being snuffed out by a controversial catch. Scotland had few answers for containing him in the first match, and he may be a handful once again in the middle order.Team newsSomerset’s Josh Davey has been released from the county for the second ODI, and he won’t be making the trip up north just to sit on the bench. Though Chris Sole is the youngest and least experienced of Scotland’s medium-pace unit, his opening five-over spell of 1 for 10 was exceptional. But Sole looked rattled by Waller, conceding 0 for 30 in three overs later in the innings. Safyaan Sharif was also expensive, finishing with 1 for 69, making them the most likely candidates to make way for Davey, with Alasdair Evans staying to take the new ball.Scotland (probable): 1 Kyle Coetzer (capt), 2 Matthew Cross (wk), 3 Calum MacLeod, 4 Richie Berrington, 5 Preston Mommsen, 6 Craig Wallace, 7 Michael Leask, 8 Josh Davey, 9 Con de Lange, 10 Chris Sole/Safyaan Sharif, 11 Alasdair EvansChris Mpofu, who was Zimbabwe’s leading wicket-taker in the five-match series against Afghanistan, was a surprising omission in the first ODI. Richard Ngarava struggled badly, both with the new ball and at the death, to finish with 1 for 96 – the joint second-worst figures for a Zimbabwe bowler in ODIs. A direct swap for the two is most likely on the bowling front, while Chamu Chibhabha might also get a look in after another ODI failure for Ryan Burl.Zimbabwe (probable): 1 Hamilton Masakadza, 2 Solomon Mire, 3 Chamu Chibhabha, 4 Craig Ervine, 5 Sean Williams, 6 Sikandar Raza, 7 Malcolm Waller, 8 PJ Moor (wk), 9 Graeme Cremer (capt), 10 Tendai Chatara, 11 Chris MpofuPitch and conditionsUnlike the on-and-off rain on Thursday that resulted in Zimbabwe’s chase being reduced to 43 overs, Saturday is forecast to be one of the clearest and hottest days of the late spring and early summer in Edinburgh with a high of 24 degrees centigrade and no rain in the area. Expect another flat, bat-first pitch with a 300-plus target in mind.Stats and trivia Con de Lange’s 5 for 60 was just the sixth five-wicket haul in Scotland’s ODI history and the first since Josh Davey’s 6 for 28 against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi just before the 2015 World Cup. Scotland’s 317 for 6 in the first ODI was the fifth time they scored 300 or more in an ODI innings, and their second-highest total against a Full Member, one short of the 318 for 8 they made in a World Cup loss to Bangladesh. Zimbabwe’s overall record against Associates in ODIs is 49-20-1 after the loss to Scotland. But since that lone tie, against Ireland in the 2007 World Cup, it has been much less dominant at 25-17. That includes 11 losses to Afghanistan, three to Ireland and two to Kenya.Quotes”This is what we’ve been waiting to do for a little while. We’ve taken a little bit longer than other teams have, but we’ve now got a strong squad of players and we hope that we could still keep on challenging and maybe play some of the other Test-ranked teams.” “They do play good shots and we knew we were going to be up against it, especially in their home conditions, our first game. But we’ve got to jump around. We’ve got to be ready for the next game and make sure that we finish on top.”
تحدث طاهر محمد طاهر، لاعب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي، عن المواجهة القادمة أمام مازيمبي، المقرر لها يوم السبت المقبل ضمن منافسات بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.
ويستضيف فريق مازيمبي نظيره الأهلي، في إطار ذهاب دور نصف النهائي ببطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.
وقال طاهر محمد طاهر في تصريحات للموقع الرسمي للأهلي: “مواجهة مازيمبي ستكون صعبة للغاية، خاصة أنها على ملعب المنافس، لكن الجميع جاهزون لخوض المباراة”.
طالع أيضاً.. الأهلي يوجه طلبًا إلى الاتحاد الإفريقي بشأن مباراة مازيمبي
وأردف: “الجهاز الفني درس نقاط القوة والضعف في صفوف مازيمبي بشكل واضح، وسوف نسعى إلى التسجيل، للخروج من المباراة بنتيجة إيجابية قبل لقاء العودة في القاهرة”.
واستطرد: “تعودنا على مواجهة الصعاب، وهذه ليست المرة الأولى التي نصل فيها إلى مرحلة نصف النهائي، وقد واجهنا تحديات عديدة في السنوات الماضية، ونحن معتادون على هذا الأمر، وقد جئنا لتقديم مباراة كبيرة”.
وأكمل: “نعلم جيدا أن كل فرق القارة تؤدي بكل قوتها أمام الأهلي تحديدًا، ولكننا نمتلك ما يكفي من الخبرات، وسوف نسعى لتقدم أفضل ما يمكن لتخطي هذه المرحلة والوصول إلى النهائي مرة أخرى”.
واختتم: “لدينا مواجهتان أمام مازيمبي وسوف نأخذ كل مباراة على حدة، ونخوض المباراة الأولى هنا في الكونغو بكامل تركيزنا”.