Najaf Ashraf – INA – Haider Farman
Al-Najaf Football Team continues its training sessions in preparation for facing its counterpart Al-Naft tomorrow, Saturday, in the first round of the Iraqi Premier League for Football in its second edition for the current season (2024-2025).
Al-Najaf team manager Falah Hassan said in a special statement to the (INA): “The team, in preparation for the new season, has recruited a number of players in some of the positions it needs and is now fully-fledged, except for a professional player who arrived today and I do not think he will participate in the first match, but our preparations are good after we held a training camp in Erbil Governorate, during which we played four friendly matches that proved that the team is promising.”
He added, “This season’s draw is balanced, especially since the differences between the Stars League clubs are simple, and we hope to achieve a better result this season.”
For his part, the goalkeeper coach of the Najaf team, Hadi Jaber, told (WAA): “We have reached the final stage of preparation after having a first stage in Najaf, and a second stage in Erbil. We played four friendly matches in the camp, and the training camp went well, and its period met the team’s ambition.”
He added, “Our first match against Al-Naft will be at our stadium, and this gives us good morale, stressing that the team seeks to achieve better results than last season, especially since the team is in an ascending phase in terms of physical fitness, tactical planning and technical development.”
For his part, Al-Najaf team goalkeeper, Sarhank Mohsen, told (WAA): “Our preparations are intensive, the team is complete, there are no injuries, and the situation is good, stressing that all players aspire to provide the best and compete with other clubs after obtaining fourth place last season.”