Qat chewing stops Yemeni athletes from excelling [Archives:2007/1095/Reportage]
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October 18 2007
Coach Ameen Al-Sunani to reporter Saddam Al-Ashmouri: The Yemeni athlete suffers from the lack of self-confidence. He neglects himself, chewing Qat and smoking. Such things affect the athlete more than anything else.
For the first time in the history of Yemeni football, the young team went to the final match, vying for the Asia Cup. The team then could play on the World Cup. It was led by the national trainer, Ameen Al-Sunaini. He trained the team perfectly, making a legend of it to the extent that it was named \” Hope Team\””. The Hope Team could have reached to the finals. Al-Sunaini trained the team but they failed. Saddam Al-Ashmouri interviews Coach Ameen Al-Sunani for Yemen Times.
Ameen Al-Sunaini was born in 1964. He is married and has got children. He started his life as a football player in Al-Zain Sport Club
