Former UAE manager Ali Mahdi, right, is shown ahead of the side's 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifier against Iraq at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on November 15, 2016. The Emirati on Sunday was installed as Cosmin Olaroiu's replacement as manager of AGL club Shabab Al Ahli Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National
Former UAE manager Ali Mahdi, right, is shown ahead of the side's 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifier against Iraq at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on November 15, 2016. The Emirati on Sunday was Show more

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