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The Peninsula
Doha: After facing off in their QNB Stars League (QSL) finale, 18-time champions Al Sadd and eight-time winners Al Arabi have shifted their focus to the Friday's Amir Cup final, with organisers announcing tickets for the highly-anticipated title clash at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium have been sold out.
It will be a rematch of the 2020 edition final between the two sides when Al Sadd emerged as champions with a 2-1 win at the World Cup Qatar 2022 venue's debut match.
The two teams boasting huge fan bases met at the QSL on Monday with Al Arabi gaining a psychological advantage ahead of the big game, beating Al Sadd 2-1 to finish the top flight as runners-up.
Both the teams are set to play in front of a full house at 45000-capacity venue, the organisers announced on Tuesday.
“Tickets for the Amir Cup final have been sold out and the stadium will be ready to welcome a huge number of fans,” Qatar Football Association (QFA) Head of Communications Ali Al Salat said during a press conference held by Amir Cup final's Local Organising Committee (LOC) at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium.
“As always the Amir Cup final has attracted a lot of interest from fans across the country. There will be many valuable prizes up for grabs for the fans turning out for the final through draw of ticket numbers,” he added.
LOC members including Facilities Management Director at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium Ahmed Al Qatami, Tournament Security Chief Major Mohammed Omar Al Shahwani, Head of the Traffic Unit Captain Nasser Khaled Al Hajri and Director of Transportation of the Facility Ali Hussein also spoke.
“We are ready to host the final in a best way by facilitating fans during their entry in the stadium. We advise fans to reach the venue at least three hours before the kick off to avoid inconvenience,” said Al Qatami.
The final is scheduled to kick off at 7pm.
Major Al Shahwani also requested fans to reach the venue early and adhere to instructions by the security personnel.
“The officials will be present all the time to assist fans. We are confident to host the match in a befitting manner but cooperation among all is required to host big matches like the Amir Cup final successfully,” he said.
Captain Al Hajri also expressed complete readiness of traffic arrangements, stressing cooperation from the fans to make it a successful and memorable final.
Ali Hussein , meanwhile, said apart from using private vehicles, fans can also use public transportation, which will remain operational.
“Especially, Doha Metro can be used by the fans to reach the venue. The metro will continue to operate until 1am. Besides, parking space will also be available close to the stadium,” he said.
Al Sadd outclassed Al Shahania 5-1 while Al Arabi trounced Al Sailiya 7-1 in the semi-finals to set up an exciting final.
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