I was surprised by the decision to dismiss the coach Pinto

The captain of Al -Wasl team, Fabio Lima, confirmed that he was surprised by the decision to dismiss the Portuguese coach Paulo Pinto, from the leadership of the first national football team, especially after the “White” victory over North Korea in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, indicating that the team still has the opportunity to qualify for the World Cup.

The player, whose contract with Al -Wasl expires at the end of the current season, explained that the club management has not sat with him until now in order to renew his contract with the team, so that the situation remains as it is.

Al -Wasl came out of the last championship that he was competing with this season, after the loss against Al -Ahly youth with a goal free of charge in the semi -finals of the Presidential Cup, to bid all the local championships, while he is currently in fifth place in the league table, and the team won the UAE Super Cup.

Lima told «Emirates Today»: “They are not satisfied with this season.

He added: “As players, we must take responsibility towards the fans and apologize to him for this season, but certainly football is not only a victory, and we must be better prepared for the next season, in front of Al -Ahly youth in the cup semi -finals. We presented a good match and lost a mistake.”

Regarding the renewal of his contract with Al -Wasl and his position on the club, he said: “The situation remains as it is until now, and I do not know what happened in the recent period, I think that the board of directors begins in this period to prepare for the next season, no one has sitted with me, but I am surprised by some of the fans that attack the board of directors of Al -Wasl Club. The Board of Directors came three years ago and succeeded in returning the club to the championships. I think he presented what he had to be the best team. ”

As for the national team and the departure of Portuguese coach Paulo Pinto, Lima said: “The decision to dismiss the coach was surprising to us, especially after the victory over North Korea, but we do not know what happened between the coach and the Federation’s Board of Directors, these are things that happen. In general, we still have an opportunity to climb to the World Cup, but we must first win the next two games against Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. ”