Written by / Muhammad Al Joker
On August 9, 1973, in Qasr Al-Bahr, and for two full hours, there was a meeting between the late, God willing, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding leader, may God rest his soul, with the state’s sports delegation before traveling to the capital, Tripoli, to participate in the Cup Palestine football, and in this meeting, Sheikh Zayed said in an interview with the youth: “You are the hope of this nation, and the hope of the future. , because it was the first meeting that brought together the founding leader with the athletes, especially the national team, in a fruitful meeting, which lasted for a long time, and extended over the lunch table, during which the founding leader assured the players that they represent the Emirates, which expects a lot from them, and the founding leader continued a long conversation with the players, After that, the founding leader had lunch with his sons, then he went to watch a match for our national team after afternoon, and it was then called “the national” before his participation in the Palestine Football Cup, which was hosted by Libya in 1973, and he watched the meeting that brought together the national team and the police team in Abu Dhabi, and on that day The national team won 6-1. The goals of the national team were scored by: Suhail Salem, Omar Abdulaziz, Jamal Musa, and Muzaffar Al-Hajj Ahmed Issa.
The statements of the late, God willing, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding leader, may God rest his soul, came out of his deep belief in the importance of the Palestinian cause. The championship was in 1973 in Libya, the second in 1975 in Tunisia, and in 1986 the youth championship in Morocco The name Palestine is what increased our attachment to it, and in the early seventies our stadiums always welcomed the brotherly Palestinian national team, which played several matches here! In the name of the Palestinian revolution in a number of cities in the state. He also sought the help of a number of our old stars, Ahmed Issa and Ragab Abdel-Rahman, from Kuwait, Assad Taqi, and from Egypt, Hassan Al-Shazly. They went with the team on tours in the region to play friendly football matches, and God is behind the intent.
