A sports federation has covered the financial costs for an international-level athlete in an individual sport to compete in the upcoming tournament, despite it being a local competition that does not require large sums of money. A prominent administrator from a top-tier league club stated that his team has players of a 'super' class but has failed to achieve positive results, which has pushed them out of the competition. He explained that the reason lies in the coach's poor game analysis. Fans of the Arab Nations Cup noted that media focus on statements suggesting the current champion will be one of the Arab African teams created psychological pressure on them, leading some teams to drop crucial points and causing player ejections. Observers of the Arab Nations Cup expressed surprise at the Iraqi national team coach's decision to keep captain and goalkeeper Jalal Hassan on the bench and not start him, despite his success as a captain and leader in many matches. The national team's fans questioned why talented goalkeepers were not called up to the 'White' team during the Arab Nations Cup, instead of recalling Al-Sharjah's Adel Al-Hosni, who recently returned from injury. Technical experts described the technical level of the first round of the Arab Nations Cup as high, surpassing many matches in the Asian and African championships, except for the Iraq vs. Bahrain match, which showed an average technical level.
