The UAE made a convincing start to life under new coach Zlatko Dalic as they eased to a 4-0 win over Yemen in Jeddah.Nicolas Gimenez inspired the victory with a two-goal salvo as the national team began their pursuit of a third Gulf Cup title in confident style.It was the UAE’s first competitive fixture since the end of last year, when they took bronze at the Arab Cup in Doha after adverse weather saw their third-place play-off against Saudi Arabia abandoned at half-time.Cosmin Olaroiu’s reign as coach limped on for a good few months without any match action, before he vacated the post to return to club football.While that was happening, Dalic was seeing out the final phase of a glittering stint with Croatia by overseeing his homeland’s World Cup campaign in North America.Khaleeji Arabian Dyar 27 🏆⚽️GOAL! 25'🇾🇪 Yemen 0-1 UAE 🇦🇪SCORER: Nicolás Giménez#AlkassEnglish #Shoof #Khaleeji27 #GulfCup27 #AGCFF #GulfFootball #ArabianGulfCup #YemenUAE pic.twitter.com/XPwpopMugS— Alkass English (@alkassenglish) September 24, 2026Shortly after that concluded, he was announced as the new UAE manager, the country where his coaching credentials previously had been embossed by a fine spell with Al Ain.The Gulf Cup is his first assignment, as it is for a number of others in the UAE set-up; Yuri Cesar and Mamadou Coulibaly, for example, were handed debuts in the starting XI against Yemen.Only fi...
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