United Arab Emirates vs Kuwait National Football Team Lineups, UAE vs Kuwait: The United Arab Emirates and Kuwait will meet in an international friendly at Al-Maktoum Stadium on Thursday.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) come into this friendly riding the momentum of a 4-1 victory over Costa Rica in the previous friendly in September. In that match, goals from Yahya Aighassani, Caoio Canedo, Ali Salmeen and Yahya Alghassani gave the UAE a big victory.
This victory will surely have boosted their confidence and they will aim to continue their good form in the next friendly against Kuwait. Friendly matches like these give teams a great opportunity to fine-tune their tactics and evaluate the performance of their players in a competitive environment. Football fans and lovers will eagerly wait for this match at Al-Maktoum Stadium.
Kuwait performed poorly in their recent international friendly. They suffered a 3-1 defeat against Kyrgyzstan during the last international window. Kuwait took the lead thanks to Ammar Abdullah’s goal in the 26th minute, but Guizhigit Alykulov equalized for Kyrgyzstan in the 43rd minute. In the second half, an own goal by Joel Kojo completed Kyrgyzstan’s comeback, securing the victory.
United Arab Emirates vs Kuwait National Football Team Lineups
UAE LINUEUP
- 17 Khalid Eisa
- 19 Khaled Ebraheim
- 12 Khalifa Alhammadi
- 4 Khalid Hashemi
- 2 Abdulla Idrees
- 5 Ali Salmeen
- 15 Yahia Nader
- 10 Fabio Lima
- 21 Ali Saleh
- 20 Yahya Alghassani
- 11 Caio Canedo
KUWAIT LINEUP
Kuwait will likely want to bounce back from this defeat and do better when they face the United Arab Emirates in their next friendly. Friendly matches are an important opportunity for teams to address their weaknesses and make important improvements before competitive matches.
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