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UAE player Ahmad Khalil of UAE, winner of the AFC Player of the Year Award poses with the trophy at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)'s Annual Awards in Gurgaon, on the outskirts of New Delhi on November 29, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN / AFP / SAJJAD HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)

UAE player Ahmad Khalil of UAE, winner of the AFC Player of the Year Award poses with the trophy at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)'s Annual Awards in Gurgaon, on the outskirts of New Delhi on November 29, 2015.   AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN / AFP / SAJJAD HUSSAIN        (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)

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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 29: Ahmed Khalil Al-Junaibi of the UAE in action during the AFC Asian Cup semi final match between Qatar and United Arab Emirates at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium on January 29, 2019 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 29:  Ahmed Khalil Al-Junaibi of the UAE in action during the AFC Asian Cup semi final match between Qatar and United Arab Emirates at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium on January 29, 2019 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)