Match kick –off 18:15 at the Thani bin Jassim stadium Sunday 12 of April.

Marcos Paqueta – Gharafa head coach
“We prepared well for the match against Kharaitiyat, we want to stay in 5^th, and this is our target. We also want to perform well in the Emir Cup.”

“In the last match, yes we lost big but that can happen to any team, Sadd were very focused for the game against us. However even Sadd lost big in the champions league a few days later.”

“We have had a few injuries of late and this has affected the team. We haven’t had enough stability, the injuries during the game and in training this season has forced us to adapt with a limited to bench.”

“We respect our opponents, at the moment they are in a good spell of form. Hassan Fatah is a player who always manages to score at important moments."

Absences: Meshal Mubarak, Hamid Shami, and Hussien Sihab.


 
Amar Osim- Al Kharaitiyat head coach
“For me the league is always more important than the cup, we have two more games in the league. Gharafa is a difficult team to play; they have been inconsistent which could be good for us.”

“Obviously they have very good players, and on their day they can beat anyone so we have to be careful and be ready to try and take some points.”

“We have to keep our concentration for the full 90 minutes as they have good strikers now.”
“Hassan is a good player but recently I haven’t seen him a lot as he has been with his national team. He is a player that works very hard in training and I have seen a change in him, his freshness, energy and positivity.”

Absences: Walled Jassim, Mehdi Khamassi, (red card) and Vivian Kwasi.