• Al Ain's Mohammed Ahmed, centre, in the thick of things again, alongside Al Shabab midfielder Hassan Ibrahim, right, and Baniyas winger Haboush Saleh.
    Al Ain's Mohammed Ahmed, centre, in the thick of things again, alongside Al Shabab midfielder Hassan Ibrahim, right, and Baniyas winger Haboush Saleh.
  • Hassan Ibrahim, wearing orange, challenges for the ball during training.
    Hassan Ibrahim, wearing orange, challenges for the ball during training.
  • Mohamed Ahmed challenges Baniyas midfielder Amer Abdulrahman as Al Ain centre-back Ismail Ahmed, left, looks on.
    Mohamed Ahmed challenges Baniyas midfielder Amer Abdulrahman as Al Ain centre-back Ismail Ahmed, left, looks on.
  • Al Jazira midfielder Khamis Ismail, centre, with Hassan Ibrahim to his right.
    Al Jazira midfielder Khamis Ismail, centre, with Hassan Ibrahim to his right.
  • A sight to behold for UAE fans as star man Omar Abdulrahman goes through his paces. The Al Ain playmaker has been fighting to get fit after suffering injury in the Gulf Cup of Nations semi-final defeat to Saudi Arabia in November.
    A sight to behold for UAE fans as star man Omar Abdulrahman goes through his paces. The Al Ain playmaker has been fighting to get fit after suffering injury in the Gulf Cup of Nations semi-final defeat to Saudi Arabia in November.
  • UAE national football team head coach Mahdi Ali (right) looks on during a UAE Asian Cup training session in Canberra, Australia. January 9 2015. Photo: WAM
    UAE national football team head coach Mahdi Ali (right) looks on during a UAE Asian Cup training session in Canberra, Australia. January 9 2015. Photo: WAM
  • UAE national football team during a UAE Asian Cup training session in Canberra, Australia. January 9 2015. Photo: WAM
    UAE national football team during a UAE Asian Cup training session in Canberra, Australia. January 9 2015. Photo: WAM

UAE football squad train in the rain ahead of Asian Cup - in pictures


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The UAE football squad go through their paces during a rain-soaked training session in Canberra ahead of opening their Asian Cup campaign against Qatar on Sunday.

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