Al Ain produced a five-star performance to crush Al Jazira to be crowned Adnoc Pro League champions with three games remaining.
The Garden City Club hammered Al Jazira 5-0 to send a partisan home crowd into wild celebrations as they extended their record of UAE league titles to 14 on Wednesday.
Kodjo Laba fired in four goals before Caio Canedo rounded off the scoring with the fifth five minutes from time at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium.
It caps a hugely successful week for Al Ain manager Serhiy Rebrov after seeing his side triumph on penalties over Shabab Al Ahli to win the Pro League Cup.
“It’s been a tremendous week to win the cup-and-league double,” the Ukrainian said.
“We knew we had the league title in the bag, needing one win from the remaining four games, and I’m glad we did in the best possible way to complete the task.
“The league title was our main objective from the outset and we have achieved that goal. I must thank my players, the technical staff, and the club management and above all, our fans, for tonight’s mission accomplished.”
The result took Al Ain’s tally to 58 points, 10 more than Sharjah who moved up to second with a 3-1 win over Khor Fakkan.
Rebrov has a month left on his contract but said he would be sitting down with the club to negotiate an extension.
“I’m proud of the results I achieved and happy with the support I have received from the club management,” he added.
“I haven’t renewed my contract but I promise not to sign for any other clubs but remain at Al Ain. I’ll have a meeting with the club's management to discuss details related to renewing my contract in the coming days.”
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The celebrations began as early as in the 15th minute when Laba put the finishing touches after Caio and Cristian Guanca exchanged passes.
Laba doubled the lead nine minutes before half time. He towered above the Jazira defence to meet Bandar Al Ahbabi’s cross from the right, sending a looping header past Jazira goalkeeper Ali Khaseif.
The Togolese completed his hat-trick five minutes after the interval when he finished off Soufian Rahimi's quick counter-attack before adding a fourth with a lobbed finish on 71 minutes.
Canedo then completed the rout by heading home Guanca’s free kick.
Jazira’s misery was compounded in added time when Abdoulaye Diaby was shown a red card for an elbow on Brazilian centre-back Erik Jorgens.
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The specs
Engine: 2.0-litre 4-cyl turbo
Power: 247hp at 6,500rpm
Torque: 370Nm from 1,500-3,500rpm
Transmission: 10-speed auto
Fuel consumption: 7.8L/100km
Price: from Dh94,900
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Buy farm-fresh food
The UAE is stepping up its game when it comes to platforms for local farms to show off and sell their produce.
In Dubai, visit Emirati Farmers Souq at The Pointe every Saturday from 8am to 2pm, which has produce from Al Ammar Farm, Omar Al Katri Farm, Hikarivege Vegetables, Rashed Farms and Al Khaleej Honey Trading, among others.
In Sharjah, the Aljada residential community will launch a new outdoor farmers’ market every Friday starting this weekend. Manbat will be held from 3pm to 8pm, and will host 30 farmers, local home-grown entrepreneurs and food stalls from the teams behind Badia Farms; Emirates Hydroponics Farms; Modern Organic Farm; Revolution Real; Astraea Farms; and Al Khaleej Food.
In Abu Dhabi, order farm produce from Food Crowd, an online grocery platform that supplies fresh and organic ingredients directly from farms such as Emirates Bio Farm, TFC, Armela Farms and mother company Al Dahra.
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End of free parking
- paid-for parking will be rolled across Abu Dhabi island on August 18
- drivers will have three working weeks leeway before fines are issued
- areas that are currently free to park - around Sheikh Zayed Bridge, Maqta Bridge, Mussaffah Bridge and the Corniche - will now require a ticket
- villa residents will need a permit to park outside their home. One vehicle is Dh800 and a second is Dh1,200.
- The penalty for failing to pay for a ticket after 10 minutes will be Dh200
- Parking on a patch of sand will incur a fine of Dh300
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How to apply for a drone permit
- Individuals must register on UAE Drone app or website using their UAE Pass
- Add all their personal details, including name, nationality, passport number, Emiratis ID, email and phone number
- Upload the training certificate from a centre accredited by the GCAA
- Submit their request
What are the regulations?
- Fly it within visual line of sight
- Never over populated areas
- Ensure maximum flying height of 400 feet (122 metres) above ground level is not crossed
- Users must avoid flying over restricted areas listed on the UAE Drone app
- Only fly the drone during the day, and never at night
- Should have a live feed of the drone flight
- Drones must weigh 5 kg or less
How will Gen Alpha invest?
Mark Chahwan, co-founder and chief executive of robo-advisory firm Sarwa, forecasts that Generation Alpha (born between 2010 and 2024) will start investing in their teenage years and therefore benefit from compound interest.
“Technology and education should be the main drivers to make this happen, whether it’s investing in a few clicks or their schools/parents stepping up their personal finance education skills,” he adds.
Mr Chahwan says younger generations have a higher capacity to take on risk, but for some their appetite can be more cautious because they are investing for the first time. “Schools still do not teach personal finance and stock market investing, so a lot of the learning journey can feel daunting and intimidating,” he says.
He advises millennials to not always start with an aggressive portfolio even if they can afford to take risks. “We always advise to work your way up to your risk capacity, that way you experience volatility and get used to it. Given the higher risk capacity for the younger generations, stocks are a favourite,” says Mr Chahwan.
Highlighting the role technology has played in encouraging millennials and Gen Z to invest, he says: “They were often excluded, but with lower account minimums ... a customer with $1,000 [Dh3,672] in their account has their money working for them just as hard as the portfolio of a high get-worth individual.”
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