Al-Marsad newspaper: The former player, Sami Al-Jaber, revealed the details of his early suspension, and the difficulties he faced, and almost ended his sporting life.
Beginning of his sports career
Al-Jaber said, during his hosting of the “Meeting from Zero” program, on MBC, that he started his sports career in 1988.
Al-Jaber added: “The first year I played, I got the league’s top scorer with Majed Abdullah, and we got League No. 6.”
He continued, “The year 1992 was a turning point in my life, and it was very difficult, and I was exposed to situations that almost ended my sporting life.”
He continued: “In the 1992 Barcelona Olympic qualifiers, I was in reserve in the Jordan match, and the strange thing is that I did not participate in the two matches following that, neither Bahrain nor Sri Lanka.”
Jordan match
And Al-Jaber added: “In the Jordan match, Jordan’s first goal was scored by mistake from Muhammad Al-Deayea, and we lost the match and did not qualify for the Olympics.”
While the retired goalkeeper, Muhammad Al-Deayea, said: “The chances achieved in the Jordan match might have been 18, and everyone missed opportunities.”
Al-Deayea added, “Sami Al-Jaber and I were excluded from the match between Sri Lanka and Bahrain, even though the team needed us.”
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Sami Al-Jaber continued his speech: “After the tournament, we were surprised. A decision came to suspend the three players who caused mistakes in the match, and the fourth was me. I was saying something wrong, what did I do?”
He concluded his speech: “Today, I do not know the reason, nor who sought to stop me, for 6 months, to the point that I thought regarding retiring.”
