Al Sadd Club have announced the appointment of Portuguese coach Bruno Miguel as the coach of their first team succeeding Spaniard Juan Manuel Lillo ‘Juanma’, who desired not to be relieved due to urgent personal circumstances and which was approved by the club management.

Miguel coach will start his duties with the first team starting Wednesday (July 12) at the team’s overseas outdoor camp which is currently being held in Austria in preparation for the new season 2023-2024.

Al Sadd continued preparations at the camp through technical & physical training and friendly matches, where the team has played two matches so far. Al Sadd first won their first friendly against Austrian team SVG Reichenau 4-0 while they lost the second game to Azerbaijani Sabah team 3-1.