UAE remains open to 'all who contribute positively' to the nation, region, and the world, he said
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The UAE Football Association expressed its strong dissatisfaction with the serious refereeing errors during the Arabian Gulf Cup (December 21-January 3) match between the UAE and Kuwait in Khaleeji Zain 26.
The errors affected the outcome of the match, which the UAE lost 2-1.
The Football Association expressed that the second yellow card that Kwame received was incorrect.
"Therefore, his expulsion was also incorrect, in addition to the “VAR” interventions that lack fairness," the country's football association said.
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Through the letter it sent to the Gulf Federation, the Association has called for taking the necessary measures to protect the tournament and the interests of the participating teams from such errors, indicating that their repetition will negatively affect the tournament and its reputation.
Meanwhile, the UAE will face Oman in a must-win group stage game on Friday to keep their knockout round hopes alive.
“The situation is difficult, but it's not impossible. We have to recover, we should analyse and then prepare. Of course not on the pitch because we don't have too much time to train, given that we have only 72 hours,” UAE head coach Paulo Bento said after the match against Kuwait.
“We should spend all the energy in the preparation for the next game because it's still possible to qualify for the next round, even if we know that the opponent is strong and the situation is not easy.
"We don't know what will happen until the end of the group phase,” he added.
The UAE have just one point after two matches, having played a 1-1 draw in their opening game against Qatar on Saturday.
Eight teams have been divided into two groups of four each in the 26th edition of the Gulf Cup tournament in the UAE.
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Yemen are vying for the knockout rounds in Group B.
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