Another representative of Córdoba football. The forward of BelgranoIbrahim Hesar, was called up by the Syrian representative, he played a friendly in Dubai and he lived the experience to the full, with the possibility of being summoned in November to compete playoffs.
“When I received the proposal I did not hesitate to select Syria at no time, it is a very great pride represent the team of the country my grandparents came from and my family,” Hesar said in an interview with Tercer Tiempo, by Radio Pulxo.
El Turquito Hesar, as he was nicknamed, was summoned by Héctor Cuper, Argentine coach with vast experience and now in charge of the Syrian national team. They played a match friendly match with Kuwait in Dubai, in the Arab Emirates.
“We lost 2 to 1, after starting out winning. I had to come in from the bench in the position that Cuper asked me, as a right-hand drive”Hesar explained. The other Argentine summoned because of his Syrian ancestry is Ezequiel Ham, midfielder for Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza.
“With Eze we lived from a distance the classification to the final due to the promotion of Independiente, and the triumph of Belgrano against Defensa y Justicia to remain at the top of the League Cup,” he testified. And he added. “I understand very little in English, and I don’t know a word in Arabic. We had a translator all the time. Cúper does speak some Arabic, having directed in Egypt.”
HESAR AND THE POSSIBILITY OF PLAYING IN QUALIFIERS FOR THE WORLD CUP
The next window will be November 16, in which Syria will compete for the Asia Cup, which is also a qualifier for the 2026 World Cup. Syria competes in the group with the representatives of North Korea and Japan.
Regarding the fear of traveling to an area of conflict such as the Middle East, due to Israel’s armed confrontation with the terrorist group Hamas, Turquito Hesar explained: “We all know about this conflict, but In my case the trip was directly to Dubai, and we did not have any problems.”
And I add: «Dubai is another world, I fell in love with the city. We didn’t have much free time for being concentrated, but there was one day when they allowed us to tour it. They had asked me for some gifts here in Córdoba, but with the change it was very difficult heh.”