Al Ahli coach Igor Biscan spoke to the media ahead of their 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League Week 7 match against Al Duhail.

“I am confident of my players’ capabilities and their physical and technical preparations. As a coach, I realize that the match against Al Duhail will not be easy, but on the other hand I know the level of our players and what they can offer.

“Al Duhail are a big and distinguished team that leads the league standings and are currently the best in terms of results, level and ability to score goals, which makes the match difficult and strong, but I prepared my team to face them in a way that achieves our goal on the field, which is a positive result.

“Al Ahli are presenting good levels in the league. That is what I work to continue, especially since this match will be against a team that has appreciation and respect from everyone, so we focus a lot on appearing at the distinguished level.

“It is a new challenge for Al Ahli and we must excel and make an effort to win and get points. Our players are very excited to provide the best physical and technical levels in order to win and advance in the standings,” said Biscan.

Al Ahli player Idrissa Doumbia said, “We realize the difficulty of the match against the league leaders who have of the best defence lines and the strongest attacking line, but we are ready as players to provide the best physical and technical performance.

“We respect Al Duhail team a lot, but we will make every effort to achieve victory and get points. All players know the importance of the match and focus on the field will be our motto.

“The match will be competitive and nothing more, and we are a team that aspires to achieve our goal and please our fans with the best performance and result.”