Abu Dhabi: General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has ordered the allocation of two planes to transport fans to support the UAE football team.
The UAE will play against Iraq's national team today as part of the 22nd Gulf Cup currently hosted by Saudi Arabia.
The initiative aims to boost the national football team and provide moral support to Emirati athletes during their match so as to snatch more points and achieve the required results.
Those who want to go and support the national team can approach the headquarters of the UAE Football Association in Abu Dhabi and Dubai at 10 am today to register their names, according to the official news agency WAM.
The planes will take off from Abu Dhabi and Dubai airports at 2pm.
The association will provide all means to facilitate the movement of masses in Riyadh where buses will be there to transport them from the airport to the venue and back, and provide all the facilities to enter the stadium and watch the match.
