Al Duhail head coach, Sabri Lamouchi, said that he preferred having more Al Ahly fans in the stadium “than an empty stadium,” as his side prepare for the FIFA Club World Cup opener against Al Ahly in Doha on Thursday.

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0:00 SOUNDBITE (English): Sabri Lamouchi, Al Duhail head coach:

(on there being more Al Ahly fans than local fans in the stadium)

“Yes, of course, we know that from the beginning, we have a lot of Egyptian people here in Qatar and the stadium tomorrow will be probably for sure more for the Egyptian team than with us. But to be honest and to be fair, I prefer that than an empty stadium.”

0:28 SOUNDBITE (English): Sabri Lamouchi, Al Duhail head coach:

(on Al Ahly)

“It’s clear, Al Ahly. It’s a very important team in Egypt and very strong in Africa. They won the Champions League’s (CAF) last edition, they won five time in a row the league in Egypt. They have a good name. They have a good team, good players, a good coach with a lot of experience, character, personality. So we know the quality of this team.”

1:06 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Almoez Ali, Al Duhail forward:

(on facing Al Ahly)

“I won’t be thinking about becoming the top scorer of this competition. Or become the star of the team. On the contrary, we’re entering this competition and have a target, which is to reach as far as we can in the competition. Our team is definitely ready for this competition.”

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“They won the Champions League’s (CAF) last edition, they won five time in a row the league in Egypt … They have good players, a good coach with a lot of experience, character, personality. So we know the quality of this team,” Lamouchi added,

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