Salah Zakaria emphasized the team readiness ahead of the Doha Bank Stars League match versus Umm Salal, aiming to achieve their first victory in the competition and quickly get back on track. During the pre-match press conference held at Al Duhail Club press conference hall, Zakaria opened his remarks by saying: “Following the international break and the return of the international players, we quickly tried to get into the groove and focus on achieving our first victory of the season. As the Head Coach Djamel Belmadi stated, this is not normal for the club.”

Salah concluded his remarks by saying: “Umm Salal has many players who can make a difference, and they are one of the stubborn teams that utilizes counterattacks well. However, I assure you that we are fully focused and have worked hard over the past period to address the mistakes we’ve made in previous league fixtures and have studied the opponent well. We hope that this match will be the beginning of the team progress on the right course.”