The statement comes in reply to UAE national team coach, Mahdi Ali, who commented that the venue for UAE’s World Cup 2018 qualifier against Japan on March 23rd was moved to Al Ain FC’s Hazza Bin Zayed stadium because of the condition of Al Jazira’s ground.

The statement was: “Al Jazira went through the details of the press conference of UAE’s coach Mahdi Ali talking about the venue change for UAE’s match against Japan.”