Player Ali Afif expressed his confidence in Al Duhail’s ability to play well in the last match against the Iranian team Sepahan Isfahan. The player said: “An important awaits us, and it is our last match in the group stage, and we must win it, but before that I must congratulate the club’s management, my fellow players, and the technical and administrative staff for qualifying and leading group D. We must put on a good performance , especially since the team has won four times and now is facing a new test.”

Afif said: “We will face a team that wants to win, but at the same time we must play a strong match and win it.”
Afif said on when he got enthusiastic in their match against AlTaawun: “This is my 17th match in the AFC Champions League, and this means that I have the experience that I like to share with my teammates, so I became emotional in our previous match against Al-Taawoun. I was talking a lot to my teammates because I knew that each player in them had a lot of enthusiasm inside and wanted to win, which we did. Although I did not participate in the match, but there is another role that I must play from outside the field, which is encouraging my teammates and urging them to achieve the result we all seek.”