The Al Ittihad team is preparing to play their second friendly match against Abha next Saturday during the current suspension period due to FIFA days.
Cosmin, the coach of the federal team, breathed a sigh of relief after reinstating two of his stars, Abdel Razzak Hamdallah and Romarinho, after they missed the team’s last friendly match at the Pyramids, which the team lost by a clean sheet, where the coach relied on a number of young players to make up for numerous absences from the team.
Meanwhile, Ahmed Hegazy continues his physical rehabilitation in Spain, having received the approval of Egypt’s technical team, who recently called him up before he was excluded from Guinea and Ethiopia’s matches during the African qualifier for the Asian Cup.
For his part, Kuzmin caused controversy among the federations with a tweet he wrote in English via his personal Twitter account, as some saw it as negative at the time, while others saw it as positive for motivating the players.
“The time has come for men, not names,” wrote Kuzmin. Al Ittihad need to win those two matches in the hope that Al Hilal will falter in their two matches, whether against Al Fateh or Al Faisali, to decide the league title.
On the other hand, the Al Ittihad basketball team, thanks to the efforts of the chief executive of various games at the club, managed to maintain the team’s stardom by replacing Tunisian professional Omar Abada for one year and Saudi national team player Muthanna Al-Marwani until 2025.
The union has decided on an extension with Tunisian professional Omar Abada in light of the tempting offers the player has recently received from some Saudi clubs.
The administration overseeing the various Union games is keen to keep the team stable, especially after it has regained its technical health and returned to active title contention.
Al Ittihad Basketball is also keen to support the team with a new foreign professional ahead of the start of the new season.
The Al-Ittihad basketball team finished the current season with the third place in the league and the golden square, and also took second place in the cup championship.