Al Gharafa coach Pedro Martins spoke to the media ahead of their 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League Week 11 match against Al Shahania.

“The Al Shahania match is the last in the first leg and it is important to achieve a good result by winning. We are always talking among ourselves and we know the difficulty of matches against all teams. We certainly need to focus on our work. We have already started preparing for the match and all the players are in good condition and we will be ready for the match.

“I remember that they won against us in the Amir Cup two years ago when they were playing in the second division, so we know that it is a difficult match and we have to be very serious and be 100 per cent present because Al Shahania are a team that is improving a lot. Now they have great experience in the league and the evidence of that is their results in the last four matches, where they performed well and were able to win two matches, so we must be well prepared for the game,” said Martins.

Al Gharafa player Yousef Saeed said, “During the past two days, we as players have prepared ourselves 100 per cent and our goal is to win the match.

“I urge our fans to support the players in the match against Al Shahania. I promise the fans that we as players will be up to the responsibility and will give them the victory, God-willing.”