Written by / Muhammad Al Joker
The 25th Arabian Gulf Football Championship ended in Basra, with its bitterness and sweetness, as the birds flew away with their livelihoods, and the Iraqi cities are living these days in the best days of victory, and the Omani national team raised its head, brilliance and creativity of its players, and they are appreciated by all, while the UAE football is exposed to daily criticism after failure by analogy To the successes we have achieved in all directions, the public opinion has become aware and knows what is going on around it, and considers our results a failure and a failure. The mistake is not borne by a specific individual, not in the coach or the players alone, while we see that the problem is greater than that and more complex, so our real crisis is Administrative because we are not at the heart of one man, not only in football, but in other sports! When we participated in the past in the Gulf tournaments, the national team, before its departure, was of interest to everyone from all sides and institutions, and fruitful sessions and useful discussions were held, not fleeting meetings, “two words and peace” and group photos, and we smiled at the flash and bye-bye, there is a big difference, between time And now!
The Gulf Cup is not just a football tournament that has goals of great dimension.. We have lived with its tournaments from its inception until now.. The tournament developed and had remarkable moments, in light of what happened to it on the technical, organizational and media levels. At the beginning, the tournament was emerging and started with the participation of only four teams. And the tournament continued to develop and rise to a level that befits the name of this important tournament, and the number of participating teams increased from four to eight teams in the Gulf Championship 17, where the participating teams were divided into two groups, and it became held with a first and second promotion system for each group to the semi-finals, and then Qualifying for the final match, so that the Gulf Championship becomes completely similar to the continental Nations Cups in its strength, regularity, and the management system for its matches.
Now, I am surprised by some of the voices that call for inviting other non-Gulf teams to participate. We say to them, “No,” and “No.” We do not want those who are not among us to participate under the pretext of technical development. We have many tournaments, including the Arab Cup and other continental tournaments. We do not want to change the identity of the Arabian Gulf Cup, as this is a trust and responsibility! And the God of the intent behind.
