Speaking at the prematch press conference, heading to the AFC champions league playoff match against Al-Nasr KSA, 0ur head coach Marco Nikolic, sent hid thanks to Al-Nasr management for the good reception and hospitality.
He pointed out that knockout system of playoff stage put two teams like Shabab Alhali and Al-Nasr together is something not good for the competition because one team will miss next stage.
He said: “We will give our best against a strong opponent, and we will strive to reach the next stage, we need to focus, we respect Al-Nasr as big team with good and experienced players, we also have the quality of the players, we await support from the fans.”
Our player Walid Abbas, explained that the match is between two big teams, pointing out that Al-Nasr has high-level players. He said: “will give all our efforts to make our fans happy. Our preparations went well, and we are ready for this important match.”