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Qatar is ready for 2019 Club CLUB World Cup Trophy at QOC World Cup: Nasser al Khater

Tribune News Network the Gulf Cup, it offers a chance Local Organising Committee, of to gauge the senti- Al Khater reiterated that the ments of the supporters attend- preparations for the big event Qatar is all set to host the ing their teams’ fixtures.T he are as per the schedule. 2019 FIFA Club World Cup learnings will be of help in the “Our preparations are go- in December this year, even run-in to the World Cup as Qa- ing as per plan. The roads as preparations for the 2022 tar looks to put up a great show and infrastructural projects World Cup are underway. The opportunity will be a for the fans expected to come in are almost 90 percent done, With the tournament less during the 2022 event. they will be ready for 2022. than a month away, Nasser testament to know how He said, “We will be get- Two stadiums (Khalifa & Al al Khater, the CEO of FIFA good we are. Prior to the ting (closely track) the senti- Janoub) are already complet- World Cup Qatar 2022, feels Club World Cup, we are ment of the fans coming for ed and by the end of this year, the country is ready to host the hosting the GCC Cup the upcoming Club World two more will be completed. champions of the FIFA Con- (Arabian Gulf Cup) as well. Cup and GCC Cup. We want “By the first quarterof federations around the world to make sure all fans here are 2020, we want to finish two along with It will also be very good going to have something that more and a further two by the (QSL) winner Al Sadd. preparation for us. covers the cultural elements end of 2020. All the training Qatar will also be playing Nasser al Khater, CEO, for them to see and make sure facilities have been prepared host to the 24th edition of the that it is really a comprehen- and ready. The metro will be Gulf Cup which will kick off on FIFA World Cup 2022 sive experience for them.” fully operational by the start of November 24, 2019, wherein The Supreme Committee the Club World Cup.” eight nations from the middle- us for the Club World Cup,” for Delivery & Legacy (SC), the This year’s Club World Cup east compete against each other. Nasser al Khater, the chief ex- organisation responsible for will feature European champi- “It is exciting. We feel ecutive of Qatar’s 2022 World the timely delivery of the infra- ons Liverpool who will compete ready. We have been prepar- Cup told goal.com. structure for the World Cup in against the New Caledonian ing for a long time. The oppor- Al Khater sees a great op- Qatar, has already unveiled two club Hienghene Sport. QSL win- tunity will be a testament to portunity in the two upcoming stadiums and had announced ner Al-Sadd, Esperance de Tu- know how good we are. Prior tournaments. Given the fact that all training facilities have nis from Africa, CONCACAF to the Club World Cup, we are that fans will come in all around been prepared well in advance. region’s Monterrey and the win- hosting the GCC Cup (Arabian the globe for the Club World As CEO of the FIFA World ners of and HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), and Jassim bin Gulf Cup) as well. It will also Cup and especially from rival Cup Qatar 2022 LLC, a joint AFC Champions League will Rashid al Buainain, Secretary-General of QOC, with the Club World Cup Winner’s Trophy which is now being be very good preparation for nations in the middle-east for venture between FIFA and SC’s also feature in the tournament. displayed at the QOC headquarters in Doha. Qatar pose a big challenge for hosts Afghanistan in Dushanbe

FIFA World Cup 2022 & AFC 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers

Qatar coach Felix Sanchez and striker Almoez Ali address the media in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Monday.

well. We are top of the group Asian champions will move and we will continue to work them to 13 points. hard in all our matches,” Qa- While India inflicted a late tar coach Felix Sanchez said blow on Afghanistan last time on Monday. out, it was they who suffered Asian Cup 2019 top scorer a similar fate when they met Almoez Ali also dismissed Oman on Matchday One, with fears of the cold weather Erwin Koeman’s side snatch- and artificial pitch affecting ing a 2-1 win having trailed the players. with eight minutes remaining The Al Duhail man says in Guwahati. they had played in such cold That win proved to be the weather – the temperature in start of a strong campaign for Dushanbe is 9 degrees. Oman, who have since breezed Almoez also added that, to two big wins in Muscat and “even the field of play will not pushed Qatar all the way in a STAYING COOL: Al Annabi train ahead of their qualifier match against Afghanistan at the Republican Central Stadium in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Monday. prevent us from being at the 2-1 defeat in Doha. top of our game to grab the Koeman’s brother Ronald well ahead of the match with Singapore in Doha last week. in general we didn’t expect three points.” has had a successful interna- India to play Oman in Muscat an easy 2-0 friendly win over “We have started well, but the team to play all the games A win for the defending tional career by leading their native Netherlands to UEFA AFC/TNN into Tuesday’s fixtures had Euro 2020 qualification, and Kuala Lumpur: they managed to hold on. the elder sibling of the fam- As it stands, Anoush Dast- ily could be on the way to With the group increasingly gir’s side are now five points going one better by lead- resembling a two-horse race, behind Oman and six behind ing Oman to a maiden FIFA both Afghanistan and India Qatar, giving them almost no World Cup. will aim to pull-off Matchday margin for error coming into Oman’s form on home soil Six shocks when they face the final four matches of this has certainly been impressive, the respective heavyweights round of the qualification race. racking up seven goals in two of Asian Qualifiers Group E Under those circum- wins, including four in the sec- on Tuesday. stances, reigning Asian ond half against Bangladesh Afghanistan will meet Qa- champions Qatar are far on Thursday, while India have tar in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, from the ideal next oppo- now gone more than two years while India face a trip to Oman nent, but Afghanistan will since emerging victorious as in the final Matchday before have little option but to try to the away team. the end of 2019. nullify the stars who swept to As ever, they will rely Afghanistan return for AFC Asian Cup glory in Abu on the goals of the talis- their second trip to Dushan- Dhabi nine months ago. manic Sunil Chhetri, who be’s Republican Central Sta- Akram Afif – one of the has called on his teammates dium in five days after a last- chief architects of that suc- to remain disciplined in a minute goal from Seiminlen cess – comes into the fixture match he has designated as Doungel helped India salvage fresh from being nominated a ‘must not lose’. a 1-1 draw last Thursday. for AFC Men’s Player of the It was that discipline which Doungel’s equaliser was Year, while Al Duhail forward helped India restrict Qatar to a a bitter pill to swallow for Af- Almoez Ali has already bagged 0-0 draw on Matchday Two, ghanistan, who would have four Asian Qualifiers goals in and it is likely a similar perfor- been within three points of this campaign. Afghanistan return for their second trip to Dushanbe’s Republican Central Stadium in five days after a last-minute goal from Seiminlen Doungel mance will be required to chal- second-placed Oman coming Al Annabi also prepared helped India salvage a 1-1 draw last Thursday. lenge the in-form Omanis. Sports Tuesday, November 19, 2019 13 SHEIKH JOAAN HONOURS TEAM QATAR’S SHOOTING STARS Qatar’s tennis team for GCC Championship

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Qatar’s junior tennis team will participate in the GCC Tennis Championship for Un- der 14 & 18 years to be held in Manama, Bahrain, until No- vember 21. As per the draw, the Qatari junior team under-14 years will take on Bahrain on Mon- day at the start of their cam- paign of the event, before fac- ing Oman on Tuesday. Ahmed al Obaidli chairs Qatar’s delegation to the event. Qatar is being repre- HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), on Monday honoured the shooting team, medal winners, and those who qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the 14th Asian sented by four players Nasser Championship held at Losail recently. The ceremony was attended by HE Sheikh Saud bin Ali al Thani, First Vice-President of QOC; Dr. Thani bin Abdulrahman al Kuwari, Second Vice-President of QOC; Jassim bin al Yafei, Ali Saadi, Meshaal al Rashid al Buainain, Secretary-General of QOC; President of Qatar Shooting and Archery Association (QSSA) Ali Mohamed al Kuwari as well as members of the Board of Directors of QSSA. Those honoured at the Khenji and Sultan al Malki. ceremony included the men’s skeet shooting team, comprising Nasser Saleh al Attiyah, Rashed Saleh Hamad and Masood Saleh Hamad, bronze medallists from the men’s trap team: Mohammed al Rumaihi, Rashid It worth mentioning that al Athba and Saeed Abu Sharib, and the women’s team skeet competition athletes Fatima al Muraikhi, Ghalia al Maliki and Amna al Shirawi. HE Sheikh Joaan also congratulated Mohammed al Rumaihi on his team Qatar players have par- qualification for the Olympic Games – Tokyo 2020. ticipated in two Asian Juniors Championships held in Doha the last two weeks ahead of GCC Championship. HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Thani’s Rajeh wins Alex Marquez to join brother Prix De Sa Majeste Le Roi Mohammed VI in Casablanca Marc at Honda MotoGP team in 2020 AFP Paris

Alex Marquez will ride along- side his older brother and six- time MotoGP world champion Marc at Honda next season, the team announced on Monday. The 23-year-old Alex Marquez, who added the Moto2 world ti- tle this year to the Moto3 crown he won in 2014, has signed a one-year deal with the con- structors’ champions. “He will move from the intermediate class to partner eight-time world champion Marc Marquez in 2020 for his debut season in the premier Abdulrahman al Mansoor, Director of Al Shahania Stud, receives the trophy on behalf of HH Sheikh class,” Honda said. Mohammed bin Khalifa al Thani at the Grand Prix de Sa Majeste Le Roi Mohammed VI (Gr3 PA) in Jockey Harry Bentley rides Rajeh to an eight-length victory at the Grand Prix de Sa Majeste Le Roi Moham- The younger Marquez re- Casablanca, Morocco, on Sunday. med VI (Gr3 PA) in Casablanca, Morocco. places three-time top-class world champion Jorge Lorenzo, Tribune News Network Purebred Arabian 3-year-old soor Director of Al Shahania Mohammed Ghazali. ra) finished in second place Mohammed bin Khalifa al who retired after the weekend’s Casablanca (Morocco) in France, made easy work of Stud was present and re- Ridden at Casablanca by under I. Mendizabal, with the Thani’s Al Shahania Stud in season-ending Valencia Grand the opposition at the Grand ceived the trophy. Harry Bentley, Rajeh sat on the S. Corette-trained Fawzi Al France at the Haras des Cru- Prix. Alex has been riding for In the blue and white stars of Prix de Sa Majeste Le Roi Mo- Previously trained in rail throughout the race before Mels (Baseq Al Khalediah) in chettes, Rajeh headed to Cas- Kalex in Moto2 and won five His Highness Sheikh Moham- hammed VI (Gr3 PA) in Casa- France by François Rohaut, easing to an 8-length victory. third under T. Zergane. ablanca off a winning return races in the 2019 campaign, tak- med bin Khalifa al Thani, Ra- blanca, Morocco, on Sunday. the two-time Group 1 winner The F. Sanchez-trained IBN From the first generation to the track in Doha following ing the title by three points from jeh (Jaafer ASF), the leading Abdulrahman al Man- is now in the care of Gassim Gadir GADIR (Mared Al Sah- of horses bred by HH Sheikh an eight-month absence. South African Brad Binder.

Sodeifi delights fans in Oman, Kuwait Focus 2020: Tsitsipas targets Grand Slam title

DPA London Stefanos Tsitsipas believes it won’t be long before he wins a Grand Slam title after his triumph at the Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsi- season-ending ATP Finals. And he would like to see pas says he is within touching distance of claiming a Grand the dominance of the “big three” come to an end. Slam title after being crowned ATP Finals champion in Lon- pion,” said Tsitsipas. best-of-five format, and it just don on Sunday. “I know these are strong gives them more chances to With his his victory over words that I say, but I do feel stay in the match.” He added Dominic Thiem, the 21-year- like I belong to be there. I’m that he thinks that “if things old became the youngest competing against one of were best-of-three, it could season-ending winner since the best players in the world, have been much more differ- Lleyton Hewitt in 2001, after and the amount of effort and ent when it comes to Grand rallying from behind to over- the amount of work I put in Slam champions over the come the Austrian 6-7 (6-8), every day deserves to have an years.” However, Tsitsipas 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) in a 2 hour, 35 outcome like this.” Tsitsipas says he is not going to rush minute marathon. Tsitsipas, first conquered Federer at his target by predicting which who is ranked sixth in the the Australian Open in Janu- one of the four grand slams world, has also claimed victo- ary, before taking down Na- will be his maiden major. “I ries over the world’s best three dal in Madrid and Djokovic wish I had an answer to that,” players Rafael Nadal, Roger at the Shanghai Masters. He Tsitsipas said. “I wish I could Federer and Novak Djokovic says the youthful generation predict the future. I cannot in the 2019 calendar. The of players have to start elimi- predict the future. I don’t real- “big three,” as they are known, nating the big three earlier in ly mind any more. I believe all have collected the last 12 tournaments if their grand Grand Slams are great. They Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas poses with the trophy after winning the grand slam titles in a row from slam haul is to be stopped next all have something unique in men’s singles final of the ATP World Tour Finals tennis tournament at the 2017 Australian Open. year. “Someone needs to get them,” he said. the O2 Arena in London on Sunday. Tsitsipas beat Austria’s Dominic They have a combined re- [the] job done,” Tsitsipas said, “I think most of the play- Thiem 6-7, 6-2, 7-6. (AFP) cord of 55 majors since Feder- “to defeat them [in the] early ers, if you ask, want to win er won his maiden Wimbledon rounds, because once they get Wimbledon. But for me, any mostly football and basket- me and push me and motivate in 2003. Tsitsipas believes deep in a tournament, they Grand Slam would be great.” ball,” Tsitsipas said. me.” But for now, Tsitsipas that streak could come to an tend, as we saw over the years, One thing he does wish for “I do feel lonely on the wants to reflect on a success- end in 2020 and he wants to be to get better and play better, is that any success in grand ATP World Tour, being the ful season by treating his fans the one who breaks the cycle. feel better,” he said. slams he has off the back of his only Greek that plays at such a to another video blog on You- Sodeifi, the official mascot for the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup, with fans in “I feel like my game is get- “That’s a really difficult ATP Finals triumph will see high level. I honestly wish we Tube with his new trophy. “I’ll Muscat, Oman, on Monday. Earlier Sodeifi had delighted fans on his ting better over time, and I be- task to do for players, to be another Greek player join him see more players from Greece blog this thing,” he said point- trip to Kuwait, which concluded on Sunday. The eight-team Gulf Cup lieve I’m really close on being able to beat them in these in the top 10 one day. “There coming up who can do, honest- ing at the ATP accolade. “I’m begins in Qatar on November 26. crowned a Grand Slam cham- Grand Slams, because it’s the isn’t much of Greek tennis. It’s ly wish they can do better than excited to show the world.” 14 Tuesday, November 19, 2019 Sports QSL participates in World Leagues Forum in Morocco Tribune News Network Doha

The Qatar Stars League (QSL) participated in the Annual Meeting of World Leagues Fo- rum (WLF), held over two days in Marrakesh, Morocco, and hosted by the Moroccan Profes- sional League, with attendance of 34 professional leagues from all continents. The event fea- Qatar Football Association President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin tured workshops as well as ex- Ahmed al Thani (right) with Korean Football Association President change sessions with FIFA and Chung Mong-gyu during a meeting in Doha, recently. International Football Associa- tion Board (IFAB) and discus- Particpants at the World Leagues Forum held recently in Marrakesh, Morocco. sions on professional football. The QSL delegation con- QFA President meets sisted of its CEO Hani Taleb of players’ agents and support of the , whose term ernance structures and stand- discussed ways of exchanging Ballan and Executive Director within the framework of devel- had ended. However, he will ards in the game worldwide. experience to develop women’s of Competitions and Football opment adopted by FIFA, issu- continue as vice-chairman of Leagues also discussed the football. Korea FA Chief Development Ahmed Khellil ing cards for agents and setting WLF. 2021 FIFA Club World Cup in The forum expressed their Abbassi. ceiling for commissions. The delegates welcomed the China. They will make propos- concern about racism in foot- Tribune News Network of fruitful and constructive co- A number of important Enrique Bonilla, Execu- recent agreement between the als directly to FIFA on the re- ball, setting up a Leagues’ “Task DOHA operation between the QFA issues were discussed, most tive President of the Mexican WLF and FIFA on the develop- distribution model in order not Force Against Racism” to col- and South Korean Football notably the co-ordination be- League, was appointed as the ment of professional football by to jeopardise competitive bal- lect data across their members, The Qatar Football Association Association that have been go- tween professional leagues and new Chairman of WLF. He suc- which the leagues and FIFA will ance at the domestic level and identify best practices and (QFA) President Sheikh Hamad ing on for a few years. There IFAB, mechanism of the work ceeded Christian Seifert, CEO work together to improve gov- to emphasise solidarity. They make recommendations. bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani is regular coordination at all on Sunday received South Ko- levels in this partnership,” a rean football chief Chung Mong- QFA official said. gyu who is currently on a visit to The meeting was an oppor- Doha. tunity to discuss several impor- The visit comes within the tant issues concerning the two QSL, Yarmouk Preparatory School to hold football festival framework of the distinguished parties, who stressed the impor- Tribune News Network of Education and Higher Edu- the World Cup is for Qatar, the that is at the forefront of organ- it serves the purpose.” bilateral relations between the tance of pursuing consultations Doha cation, on November 21. Arab world and all countries. ising such important events. He Khamis Mohammed al two friendly federations, QFA for the benefit of the football in- The festival will include And also that Qatar is steadily stressed that the QSL was keen Kuwari, Physical Education confirmed on Sunday. terest in the Asian continent. As part of its commitment football-related events, with on its way towards organising to participate in the festival and Teacher at Yarmouk School, The two officials held wide- The two federations aim to towards Corporate Social Re- the participation of a number the Arab world’s first World similar events, in line with its commented, “For the second ranging discussions to develop invest in friendly and bilateral sponsibility and in co-opera- of sports, arts and media per- Cup, which will leave a lasting community role. year in a row, we’re organising football in both countries. Both relations and look forward to tion with the Yarmouk Prepara- sonalities, as well as school legacy for the entire region. Yarmouk School’s Sports this event, which aims to shed parties look forward to working broaden prospects of close co- tory School for Boys, the Qatar students. The festival coincides On his part, QSL’s Ex- Education Co-ordinator Ab- light on the Qatar World Cup on their cooperation agreement operation in order to exchange Stars League (QSL) will, for the with the start date of FIFA ecutive Director of Market- dullah Mubarak said, “We’re among students. The festival to take the game forward into expertise and resources in the second year in a row, partici- World Cup in Qatar three years ing, Sales and Communication pleased to organise this festival, will be dedicated to football and the next decade and beyond. coming years, while supporting pate in a football festival to be from now. Hassan Rabiah al Kuwari wel- which will see the participation some other events. We look “Our honorable guest also the development of football in organised by the school there, Its main objective is to comed the initiative, which is of several sports and educa- forward to meeting everyone at comes within the framework the two countries. under the auspices of Ministry send a strong message that not new to the Yarmouk School tional bodies, and we hope that the festival in our school.” Red on red Ferrari battle clouds brilliant Verstappen in Brazil both cars were in the points and Vettel has now had considering how much work five seasons at everyone puts in, both at the track and back in Maranello,” Ferrari and, through said Vettel, who kept his own a combination of counsel regarding blame and future consequences. Euros euphoria team problems Leclerc said it was a “real and his own errors, pity” to end a point-scoring and World Cup has not managed weekend in such a fashion and will likely feel the safer woe useful a consistent title of the pair about to be put on Binotto’s carpet. experience for challenge Not only is his claim to be- ing right on the track slightly Wales: Bale DPA stronger, Binotto will be aware Sao Paulo Vettel struck former Red Bull AFP team-mate Mark Webber in London Drivers regularly push to the similar circumstances in Tur- limit in the cut-throat world of key back in 2010. Gareth Bale believes Wales’ Formula One but are expected And despite being in contrasting experiences at Euro to abide by one golden rule: his debut season with Fer- 2016 and in failing to qualify for don’t hit your team-mate. rari, and just second in F1, the 2018 World Cup will pre- That means Ferrari the 21-year-old Leclerc has pare them perfectly for Tues- pair Sebastian Vettel and outperformed the four-time day’s decisive Euro 2020 quali- Charles Leclerc can expect to world champion Vettel. fier with Hungary in Cardiff. be dragged into the office of He has more wins (2-1), Win and Wales will be guar- team principal Mattia Binotto poles (7-2), fastest laps (4-2) anteed their place at next year’s this week for a severe dress- and points (249-230) with tournament, four years on from ing down after taking each only the number of podiums a remarkable run to the semi- other out of Sunday’s Brazil- being tied at 9-9. finals at Euro 2016. A year later, ian Grand Prix. The 32-year-old Vettel has that joy turned to despair when “Of course we now need to now had five seasons at Fer- defeat at home to the Repub- sit down and decide together Ferrari’s German driver Sebastian Vettel reacts while a crane lifts his car during the F1 Brazil Grand Prix at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao rari and, through a combina- lic of Ireland saw Wales fail to where the limits are to make Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday. (AFP) tion of team problems and his qualify for the World Cup. sure we all push for the ben- own errors, has not managed “We have got the kind of eu- efit of the team and make sure ton to secure a brilliant win for 2,000 days with third. in the constructors’ title so, as a long Interlagos straight had a consistent title challenge. phoria of qualifying for our first these things don’t happen any Red Bull while Hamilton was But the stand out piece of Binotto said, the “drivers were to immediately defend from While the German started Euros and doing so well at the more,” Binotto told the media, penalized for hitting Alexander drama was the latest round of free to race today and they his team-mate. this season as the team’s num- competition that we really want displaying an outward calm- Albon with his Mercedes. Vettel v Leclerc. Not only does knew that.” Vettel, with DRS enabled, ber one driver, the evidence to do that again,” said Bale on ness despite any inner anger That cost Albon a first it symbolise the increasing But while saying the clash edged ahead again but cut in- shows he has been usurped. Monday. being held. career podium in the other intensity of a long-bubbling was a “small collision that side early as Leclerc had left “There will be time to “We’ve also got the nega- With the drivers’ and con- Red Bull and allowed Pierre internal rivalry but highlights had a big consequence,” Bi- him no more than the absolute judge. We will do that togeth- tives of knowing how it feels structors’ titles already settled, Gasly – demoted to Toro the massive difficulty Ferrari notto also acknowledged: minimum space required to ap- er,” Binotto said. to miss out on qualifying for a the Sao Paulo race was a mag- Rosso midseason - to claim will have in preparing for next “In truth, this sort of thing proach the next corner. He was talking about the tournament like we did with the nificent free for all. an unlikely second and Carlos season. should never happen.” “It’s a shame about the col- racing incident in Brazil. Vettel World Cup. Max Verstappen twice Sainz to end a McLaren po- The Scuderia will definitely Late in the race Leclerc lision between us, especially for may fear, however, his words “Looking back on that now I passed champion Lewis Hamil- dium-drought of more than finish second behind Mercedes passed Vettel but going onto the team as a whole, given that could also apply to 2020. think we can use that as a posi- tive. We can see how we don’t want to feel after the game.” Bale’s absence through injury for the final qualifier against Ireland proved fatal to Brahimi, Faria, Muneer win QSL Awards for October, November Wales’ chances of reaching a first World Cup since 1958, but QNA In the process, he played a vital Al Duhail beat Al Sailiya (2-1), age of 23, the Qatar Stars League he has shrugged off a calf injury Doha role in Al Rayyan’s good run in the Umm Salal (1-0), Al Gharafa (2- started awarding the best player in that has kept him sidelined for 2019-20 QNB Stars League that saw 1), Al Sadd (4-1) and Al Khor (3-2) the category from this season on- QNB Stars Real Madrid in recent weeks to Qatar Stars League announced the them stand second in the table with during the period. These victories wards, along with the best player League make himself available to coach winners of the QNB Stars League’s 22 points, four adrift of Al Duhail. helped Faria’s men cement their and best coach. October Ryan Giggs. best player, best coach, and best Un- Also, Rui Faria of Al Duhail position on top as reigning cham- Khalid Muneer of Al Wakrah and The 30-year-old played der-23 player for the months Octo- has been named as the QNB Stars pions Al Sadd faltered and are lying claimed best Under-23 player for November made his first appearance in a ber and November. League’s best coach for October & in the fourth position with 15 points October & November 2019. ‘Player month during Saturday’s 2-0 Yacine Brahimi of Al Rayyan November 2019. even though they have two matches Khalid, one of Al Wakrah’s key of the win in Azerbaijan before being has been adjudged the league’s best Under Portuguese Faria, Al Du- in hand, deferred due to their AFC players, has a crucial role to play in Month’ replaced by Aaron Ramsey after player for October & November hail played five matches and won all Champions League engagements. the team’s Spanish coach Marquez Al Rayyan’s an hour. 2019. of them, earning valuable 15 points. During the period, Al Duhail Lopez’s scheme of things. Yacine “I’m ready. I hadn’t played The Algerian played five match- The Red Knights are leading the ta- scored 12 goals and conceded Khalid is a vital part of the Qatar Brahimi. in four weeks so it was impor- es and scored as many goals with ble with 26 points after 10 rounds five. They had 37 shots on target Olympic team and is often called up tant to get 60 minutes into my one assist, and spent a total of 385.0 of action in the 2019-20 QNB Stars and 22 against. by Spanish coach Felix Sanchez be- legs and get some match sharp- minutes on the pitch. League, which has taken a break now. To motivate players under the cause of his consistent form. ness,” added Bale.