Muscat, November 24 (ONA) - Dhofar and Al-Orouba Clubs continue their preparations for the final of His Majesty the Sultan’s Football Cup for the 2019/2020 sports season, which will be held under the patronage of His Highness Sayyid Dhi Yazan bin Haitham Al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, next Sunday at the Rustaq Sports Complex.

Dhofar Club is seeking to win the ninth title in its history, after winning it the last time in the 2011/2012 season, while Al-Orouba seeks to win the fifth title after his last title which was achieved in the 2015/2016 season. Dhofar reached the final after tying in the semi-final with Al-Nahda 2-2 at the Buraimi Sports Complex and a negative tie in the second leg match at the Salalah Sports Complex.

As for Al-Orouba, it lost 1/2 from Ibri at the Ibri Sports Complex and won 1/0 at the Sur Sports Complex.

The two teams are currently entering a closed internal camp, where the Dhofar Club arrived in the Governorate of Muscat the day before yesterday, while Al-Orouba Club is preparing at the club's stadium in the city of Sur in the Governorate of Al Sharqiyah South.

The Competitions Committee of the Oman Football Association had assigned the match administration to the referee crew consisting of Omar Al Yaqoubi as a referee, Hamad Al Mayahi as a first assistant referee, Rashad Al Hakmani second assistant referee, Ishaq Al Subhi as a fourth referee, Haitham Al Amri as a first additional referee and Zakariya Al Hinai as a second additional referee.

The selection of this crew came after the good level they showed in managing many local matches in the cup qualifiers and local competitions.

Dhofar coach Rashid Jaber Al Yafei and Al Orouba coach Haitham Al-Alawi will hold a press conference next Saturday to talk about their readiness for this final in the press conference hall of the Seeb Sports Stadium.

(ONA)