Al Ahli coach Pedro Miguel spoke to the media ahead of their 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League Week 19 match against Al Shamal.

“We will play all the remaining matches of the league as final matches that we must win in order to advance in the standings.

“Although a large number of players were suffering from injuries and are not that ready, we will have the spirit of one team and play with a high spirit in order to score points. The next stage requires victories to make our fans happy.

“The last break was an opportunity to continue physical training and help recover the players with the aim of entering the next matches with full ranks without absences. I am counting a lot on the good level that the team has been showing recently despite the absence of influential players due to injuries.

“I am stressing the importance of the match against Al Shamal and the necessity of winning it, given the closeness of both teams in terms of points. Therefore we will enter the match in order to achieve that goal,” said Pedro Miguel.

Al Ahli goalkeeper Marwan Sharif said, “We will play all matches as finals.

“We are focusing a lot on achieving victory in all matches and playing with all responsibility in order to advance in the standings. We will play all matches as finals and each match means a lot to us. Victory over Al Shamal in the next match will be like worth six points because of the difference it will make in our position.

“The team plays with a high spirit and great responsibility, and all players are focused on achieving their goal, which is to make Al Ahli fans happy with a positive result that prompts them to keep attending and supporting the team.”