IN A MEETING WITH THE PRESS FOLLOWING THE SAUDI NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM EXERCISE IN JAKARTA TONIGHT WITHIN ITS PREPARATION FOR THE QUALIFYING GROUPING TOURNAMENT, PRINCE NAWAF BIN FAISAL BIN FAHD BIN ABDULAZIZ, DEPUTY PRESIDENT OF YOUTH WELFARE, WISHED THE PLAYERS GOOD HEALTH AND GOOD LUCK. HE REPORTED ONLY ONE INJURY AMONG THE PLAYERS, SAYING THAT TOMORROW'S MEDICAL EXAMINATION WILL DETERMINE WHETHER THE PLAYER, WHOSE NAME WAS WITHHELD, WOULD CONTINUE TO JOIN. HE DASHED OUT QUESTIONS WHETHER THE CURRENT SAUDI COACH WAS QUALIFIED, URGING FOR GIVING THE COACH MORE TIME TO MAKE UP HIS MIND REGARDING HIS FINAL LINE-UP. ASKED ON THE COACH'S DECISION TO DISMISS HAMAD AL-MUNTASHIRI, ASIA'S BEST PLAYER FOR 2005, PRINCE NAWAF SAID IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS NO REASON TO FORCE THE COACH TO DISQUALIFY A PLAYER HE NEEDS. "THEREFORE, IT REMAINS THE COACH'S OWN POINT OF VIEW TO ASSESS HIS TEAM'S REQUIREMENTS", HE SAID.
