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Ajman royal arranges private plane for UAE football fans to Qatar
The generous move by Sheikh Rashid aims to help boost the morale of the national team, and support the country in the field of sports
- PUBLISHED: Mon 22 Sept 2025, 3:40 PM UPDATED: Sun 5 Oct 2025, 2:19 PM
Ajman's Sheikh Rashid bin Hamid Al Nuaimi has secured a private plane to transport UAE fans to Doha in Qatar, in support of the UAE national team in the Asian qualifiers for 2026 World Cup.
The generous move aims to help boost the morale of the national team, and support the country in the field of sports.
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The UAE team is set to play against Oman and Qatar on October 11 and 14.
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Earlier, the UAE Football Association launched a community campaign titled "A Homeland's Dream" to support the national team, also called the 'Whites' in their journey to the Asian play-offs for the 2026 World Cup.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, President of the UAE Football Association, earlier called on "our loyal fans to stand behind our teams in international competitions, and prepare to support the Whites next month, during their decisive journey towards the World Cup dream”.
In the fourth round of Asian qualifiers at Doha for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, the UAE will take on hosts Qatar and Oman in Group A.
The winner of this group will qualify for next year's World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada.
The runner-up of this group will then take on the runner-up of Group B featuring Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Indonesia to earn a slot in the inter-confederation playoffs, the final round of qualifiers for the World Cup.
To avoid the complicated fifth round of qualifiers, the UAE will aim to take the top position in the fourth round of qualifiers by winning their matches against Oman (October 11) and Qatar (October 14).
The UAE have never qualified for the World Cup since making their maiden appearance at Italia 1990 in which they bowed out of the group stages.
While it's not going to be an easy campaign in the fourth round of qualifiers at Doha, the UAE will certainly draw inspiration from their emphatic wins over Qatar in the previous round.
Having won their first leg against Qatar 3-1, they thrashed the Qatari team 5-0 in the return leg at home.
Poojaraj Maniyeri is a Digital Journalist who loves turning everyday conversations into news stories. She is also a typical bookworm, and brings a novel with her everywhere she goes.