Scouting the upcoming journey of our men's national soccer team in the Top 12 tournament, its well-arranged schedule coincides with a favorable opportunity for the U23 national soccer team to compete overseas. The detailed schedule shows that our soccer team will face Saudi Arabia at home and Oman on the road on March 24 and 29 respectively. At the same time, the "Dubai Cup" tournament will be held at a time close to the final two rounds of the national football team's 12-team tournament schedule. In view of the impact of the epidemic, the national football team's last round of home matches will most likely be arranged in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The CFA accordingly plans to organize the two teams to West Asia, and at the end of the game together back to the country, the entire trip will strictly follow the "epidemic prevention closed loop" measures. This arrangement can not only maximize the protection of the health and safety of the participants, but also for the team to save a certain amount of economic costs.
It is reported that the U23 national football team's first training session for 2022 ended on January 26, and the whole team is scheduled to regroup again in Haikou City in early March. The national football team will also regroup in early March after completing the closed isolation (preparation) in Suzhou on the 24th of this month. The location of the training has also been basically determined in Haikou. The national football team is expected to leave for the UAE on March 10th. Once the program for the two teams to travel together is approved by the higher management, the two teams will take the same flight from Haikou to Dubai, UAE, and then prepare for their respective matches there. Despite the fact that the national football team will challenge Oman away in the final round of the 12-team tournament, the transportation conditions between Muscat and Dubai are very convenient, and an intercity bus has even been opened between the two cities. Therefore, the national football team and the U23 national football team can meet in Dubai, and at the end of March, that is, the end of the Sino-Arab match, take the same flight back to China, and after arriving in Shanghai, together with the transfer to Suzhou for isolation observation.
At present, the CFA is still waiting for the approval of the higher management. However, from the point of view of the preliminary preparatory work, the CFA has always been equal in supporting the construction and preparation of national teams. Just concluded our women's football Asian Cup winning trip, for example, the team went to India to participate in the security standards and men's football national team to travel to the World Preliminary Cup to maintain consistency, women's football triumph, was also transferred to Suzhou for closed isolation. It can be said that in the process of fighting for the preparation conditions for the national teams at all levels, the CFA is also doing its best to do everything possible.
