Emerson Souza, who played for Porto in 2018, agreed with a club in the Iraqi first division; player defended Londrina and Sampaio Corrêa in Brazil
Passing through Harborfrom Portugal, as well as teams in Brazil such as London It is Sampaio Corrêathe steering wheel Emerson Souza got it right with Al Naft SC, Iraq team. The team competes in the Premier League, the country’s first division of football.
“I’m very happy to be able to work in Asia, it’s a continent that I haven’t had the opportunity to work on yet and I hope to have a great time here. When the interest arose and the proposal came, I researched a little about the club and the country, I saw that it would be a great challenge in my career and that I could be very happy. I’m really looking forward to the competition starting and us starting the league.”said Emerson.
Al Naft is headquartered in the city of Baghdad, the country’s capital. Emerson recently arrived at the club and participated in five preparatory friendlies for the 2023/2024 season. The competition will start next Friday (27). The Brazilian spoke about preparation and projected his expectations for the season.
“We are preparing very well for the start of the competition. We are in the final stretch of the season in Turkey and it has been a very good period of preparation, we are working hard to get to the premiere very well. Al Naft is a team from the country’s capital, we hope to have a great competition and be among the first in the end”, concluded.
Source: sportbuzz
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