SQUAD
Ali Khaseif, Fahad Al Dhanhani, Adel Al Hosani, Mohammed Al Shamsi, Bandar Al Ahbabi, Mohammed Barghash, Salem Rashid, Khalifa Al Hammadi, Shaheen Abdulrahman, Hassan Al Mahrami, Walid Abbas, Mahmoud Khamis, Yousef Jaber, Saeed Ahmed, Majed Sorour, Majed Hassan, Ali Salmeen, Abdullah Ramadan, Khalil Al Hammadi, Fabio De Lima, Khalfan Mubarak, Tahnoun Al Zaabi, Ali Saleh, Caio Canedo, Muhammed Jumah, Ali Mabkhout, Sebastian Tagliabue, Zayed Al Ameri
Bert van Marwijk has named an extended UAE squad ahead of the upcoming training camp in Dubai.
The national team will meet on Saturday for a five-day get-together as they ramp up preparations for the resumption of 2022 World Cup qualification.
As it stands, the qualifiers are to begin next month, where the UAE will look to turn around their Group G campaign with the double-header against Malaysia and Indonesia. Those matches take place on March 25 and March 30.
Back in his second stint as UAE manager, Van Marwijk will trim the squad following Round 15 of the 2020/21 Arabian Gulf League, which plays out on Thursday and Friday.
The 28-strong group includes naturalised trio Fabio De Lima, Caio Canedo and Sebastian Tagliabue, although experienced duo Omar Abdulrahman and Ahmed Khalil remain on the sidelines.
After Malaysia and Indonesia – the latter is away from home – the UAE face Thailand and Vietnam, both at home, in June.
At present, the national team sit fourth in Group G, five points off leaders Vietnam although they do have a game in hand. Only the top team are guaranteed to progress to the third round of qualification, together with the four best runners-up from the eight groups.
Van Marwijk, 68, returned to the UAE in December as successor to Jorge Luis Pinto, little more than one year after his first spell in charge ended. The UAE are expected to meet midway through next month for an extended camp before the qualifiers.
How being social media savvy can improve your well being
Next time when procastinating online remember that you can save thousands on paying for a personal trainer and a gym membership simply by watching YouTube videos and keeping up with the latest health tips and trends.
As social media apps are becoming more and more consumed by health experts and nutritionists who are using it to awareness and encourage patients to engage in physical activity.
Elizabeth Watson, a personal trainer from Stay Fit gym in Abu Dhabi suggests that “individuals can use social media as a means of keeping fit, there are a lot of great exercises you can do and train from experts at home just by watching videos on YouTube”.
Norlyn Torrena, a clinical nutritionist from Burjeel Hospital advises her clients to be more technologically active “most of my clients are so engaged with their phones that I advise them to download applications that offer health related services”.
Torrena said that “most people believe that dieting and keeping fit is boring”.
However, by using social media apps keeping fit means that people are “modern and are kept up to date with the latest heath tips and trends”.
“It can be a guide to a healthy lifestyle and exercise if used in the correct way, so I really encourage my clients to download health applications” said Mrs Torrena.
People can also connect with each other and exchange “tips and notes, it’s extremely healthy and fun”.
SQUAD
Ali Khaseif, Fahad Al Dhanhani, Adel Al Hosani, Mohammed Al Shamsi, Bandar Al Ahbabi, Mohammed Barghash, Salem Rashid, Khalifa Al Hammadi, Shaheen Abdulrahman, Hassan Al Mahrami, Walid Abbas, Mahmoud Khamis, Yousef Jaber, Saeed Ahmed, Majed Sorour, Majed Hassan, Ali Salmeen, Abdullah Ramadan, Khalil Al Hammadi, Fabio De Lima, Khalfan Mubarak, Tahnoun Al Zaabi, Ali Saleh, Caio Canedo, Muhammed Jumah, Ali Mabkhout, Sebastian Tagliabue, Zayed Al Ameri
