FOOTBALL – The UAE Football Association has suspended defender Khalid Al Dhanhani and forward Sultan Adel for five domestic matches and fined each player 500,000 dirhams ($136,132) yesterday for misconduct during a national team training camp.
The players have left the camp with immediate effect due to a violation of disciplinary rules and will not travel with the squad to Kyrgyzstan for today’s final third round match of Asia’s World Cup 2026 qualifiers.
“The disciplinary committee of the UAE Football Association has decided to suspend Sharjah player Khalid Al Dhanhani and Shabab Al Ahli player Sultan Adil for five domestic matches, and to impose a fine of 500,000 dirhams on each,” the UAE FA said in a statement yesterday.
With Iran and Uzbekistan qualifying for the World Cup after securing the top two spots in Group A, the UAE will move into the fourth round of Asian qualifying along with Qatar, with the two Gulf teams set to finish third or fourth.
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