KUWAIT: Competitions of the Gulf Veterans Cup Football Championship, which will be hosted by Kuwait at the Jaber Al-Mubarak Stadium at the Sulaibikhat Club, will kick off on Saturday until Wednesday, with the holding of 4 matches. The Kuwaiti national team will start its journey by meeting Oman at 9:15 pm, while the teams of Qatar and the UAE meet at 7:45 pm (Group I).
Iraq and Yemen will meet at 4:45 pm, and Saudi Arabia will play Bahrain (Group II) at 6:15 pm. The eight teams participating in the Gulf Veterans Cup were divided into two groups based on the draw of the "Khaleeji Zain 26” Cup which was hosted by Kuwait from December 20 to January 4. The first and second from each group qualify for the semi-finals.
On the other hand, the press conference will be held on Friday, for the coaches of the teams participating in the Gulf Cup for veterans, and the coaches of the first group teams have been scheduled for 3 pm, and the coaches of the "second” teams at 3:45.
In addition, the committees of the Arabian Gulf Cup Football Federation arrived in the country and conducted inspection tours at Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Stadium as well as the residences of the participating delegations to follow up all the necessary arrangements for the success of the event, which enjoys great media and public attention.
Bunyan: ‘Blue’ is ready
For his part, Manager of the Kuwait Veterans national team, Mohammad Bunyan, confirmed that the "blue” is ready to participate in the Gulf championship after completing the preparation phase in an ideal and satisfactory way for us.
Bunyan said that the Kuwaiti national team played 3 experimental matches, during which the level graduated in an ascending manner, and the "blue” presented an excellent performance in its third and last experimental match, which made the technical staff led by coach Muhammad Ibrahim and his assistant Hani Al-Sager reassured.
Bunyan said: "I thank the organizers of this tournament, which is great in terms of the idea of bringing together former Gulf football stars in the land of Kuwait during the period of celebrations of national holidays in February.”
Bunyan pointed out that the Gulf Veterans Cup is an ideal opportunity for fans to come and enjoy watching former stars who have a fan base among football fans. "The ideal thing is that all four matches will be played on the same day, as the duration of the match is 40 minutes divided into two halves, so the fan who comes to Jaber Al Mubarak Al Hamad Stadium will have the opportunity to watch the maximum amount of matches and stars in one day,” he added.
Bunyan said that the preparation period for the national team included some injuries to the players who found exemplary medical care from the medical staff, an effort that must be noted to thank them for their great efforts.
In conclusion, Bunyan wished the national team and all participating teams success in making the tournament a success.
