Al Ahli coach Nebojsa Jovovic spoke to the media ahead of their 2022-2023 season QNB Stars League Week 8 match against Al Arabi.

“The Qatar league will be followed by the world after the great success achieved by the State of Qatar in organizing the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in an unparalleled way in the history of the game, so the eyes will be on Qatar and its league. The level will be strong and distinguished after a break of three-and-a-half months and it is an opportunity for us to extend our congratulations to the government and people of Qatar for the unique success in bringing the world together and organizing an exceptional tournament that carried the most wonderful moments in the history of football and the most magnificent image that the world enjoyed.

“We are ready against Al Arabi and will make every effort to make fans happy with a distinguished technical level from the Al Ahli club. Our goal is three points.

“We respect Al Arabi as a great team with its great capabilities and well-known level. However, we have a distinguished and wonderful group of players who are looking to get the best results and we have all worked in the past period to be ready for the match,” said Jovovic.

Al Ahli player Abdulrashid Ibrahim said, “We have to present our distinguished level during the match against Al Arabi.

“We will make every effort to appear distinguished in the match and achieve a positive result. The players realize that returning to play after a long break requires great effort and they have prepared well for the match, both physically and technically.

“Al Ahli’s ambition in the current season is to advance to the best positions, so we will work to achieve it. This match will not be easy and that achieving ambitions will not be easy, but our technical staff are making every effort to be in full physical and technical readiness to achieve their goal.”