Sharjah FC win President's Cup after penalty shoot-out

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Sharjah FC have won the President’s Cup after a dramatic 14-13 penalty shoot-out victory against Al Ain.

It's their second victory in a row and the tenth win in their history, following a 1-1 draw.

His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed crowned the Sharjah Club and congratulated the players of both sides.

Watching the match also were Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Sheikh Khalifa bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Executive Director of the Martyrs' Families' Affairs Office, Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, President of the UAE Football Association (UAEFA), Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani, President of Qatari Football Association (QFA), Abdullah Al-Shaheen, President of Kuwaiti Football Association (KFA), Adnan Darjal, President of Iraqi Football Association (IFA), and Dato' Windsor, General Secretary of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

 

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