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Shabab Al Ahli 's Carlos Eduardo on the attack. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Shabab Al Ahli celebrate their President's Cup win over Al Nasr in Al Ain on Sunday, May 16. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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A fan at the game in Al Ain. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Drones light up the sky with the face of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid before the game. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Fireworks light up the sky before the game. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Shabab Al Ahli fans before the game. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Shabab Al Ahli celebrate their President's Cup win. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Shabab Al Ahli manager Mahdi Ali is thrown in the air by his players after the match. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Shabab Al Ahli celebrate their President's Cup win over Al Nasr. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Shabab Al Ahli celebrate their President's Cup win over Al Nasr. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Shabab Al Ahli's Federico Cartabia celebrates after scoring a penalty. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Al Nasr's Mehdi Abeid scores against Shabab Al Ahli. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Al Nasr's Mehdi Abeid scelebrates scoring against Shabab Al Ahli. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Shabab Al Ahli's Federico Cartabia is fouled by Mahmoud Khamis of Al Nasr. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Shabab Al Ahli's Federico Cartabia takes on Mahmoud Khamis of Al Nasr. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Drones light up the sky with the face of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed before the game. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Shabab Al Ahli p;layers celebrate winning the game. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Drones light up the sky with the face of Sheikh Khalifa before the game. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Shabab Al Ahli 's Carlos Eduardo on the attack. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Shabab Al Ahli celebrate their President's Cup win over Al Nasr in Al Ain on Sunday, May 16. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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A fan at the game in Al Ain. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Drones light up the sky with the face of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid before the game. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Fireworks light up the sky before the game. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Shabab Al Ahli fans before the game. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Shabab Al Ahli celebrate their President's Cup win. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Shabab Al Ahli manager Mahdi Ali is thrown in the air by his players after the match. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Shabab Al Ahli celebrate their President's Cup win over Al Nasr. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Shabab Al Ahli celebrate their President's Cup win over Al Nasr. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Shabab Al Ahli's Federico Cartabia celebrates after scoring a penalty. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Al Nasr's Mehdi Abeid scores against Shabab Al Ahli. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Al Nasr's Mehdi Abeid scelebrates scoring against Shabab Al Ahli. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Shabab Al Ahli's Federico Cartabia is fouled by Mahmoud Khamis of Al Nasr. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Shabab Al Ahli's Federico Cartabia takes on Mahmoud Khamis of Al Nasr. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Drones light up the sky with the face of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed before the game. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Shabab Al Ahli p;layers celebrate winning the game. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Drones light up the sky with the face of Sheikh Khalifa before the game. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
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Shabab Al Ahli 's Carlos Eduardo on the attack. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
Federico Cartabia spot on as Shabab Al Ahli defeat Al Nasr in President’s Cup final
Manager Mahdi Ali completes hat-trick of cup wins after 2-1 win in Al Ain
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