Meet Ali Saleh, UAE football’s boy who would be king

Name: Meet Ali Saleh, UAE football’s boy who would be king
Uploaded: 2019-05-26T15:54:50+04:00
Description: Arabian Gulf League’s Best Young Player wants to see the UAE qualify for Qatar 2022

Arabian Gulf League’s Best Young Player wants to see the UAE qualify for Qatar 2022

Last updated: May 26, 2019 | 15:54

Sonia Shah, Videographer and Alaric Gomes

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When he was in his early teens, Ali Saleh was benched for a full season by his coach at Al Wasl. The prodigious 13-year-old never understood such treatment and was ready to give up playing football altogether.

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