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Al Jasmi talks up title chances

Omran Al Jasmi talks about his team's chances of winning the title for the first time.

  • By Yasir Abbasher, Senior Reporter
  • Published: 00:31 March 4, 2008
  • Gulf News

Abu Dhabi: "We are capable of keeping all the other teams at bay," Omran Al Jasmi, the Al Jazira libero, said as he talked about his team's chances of winning the league title for the first time.

"We are faced with a big and tough challenge if we want to win our first league title. We are third with four points behind the leaders, Al Shabab, and we have to win all our remaining matches," he added.

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