الرئيسية
A former UAE football star has been in prison after defaulting on a
Dhs2.69 million debt accumulated over the past few years when he entered
a partnership with two companies in Dubai and had to sign cheques for
the deal.
Adel Anas was a key player in the Dubai-based Alwasl
Club and a goalkeeper in the UAE football national team, having
participated in several international matches between 1988 and 1996,
including the 1990 world cup in Italy.
“I am having a very
difficult time….I have nothing…the only thing that eases my pain in
prison is my strong faith and good football memories,” he told the
Dubai-based Emirat Alyoum newspaper at the prison.
The paper did
not mention the prison term of the 44-year-old former footballer but
said he is appealing for “all benevolent people to help him out.”
“I
entered partnership in two companies with the aim of improving my
income but I have not realized this ambition will land me in jail, take
me away from my family and damage my relations with friends and all
others.”
Dhs2.69 million debt accumulated over the past few years when he entered
a partnership with two companies in Dubai and had to sign cheques for
the deal.
Adel Anas was a key player in the Dubai-based Alwasl
Club and a goalkeeper in the UAE football national team, having
participated in several international matches between 1988 and 1996,
including the 1990 world cup in Italy.
“I am having a very
difficult time….I have nothing…the only thing that eases my pain in
prison is my strong faith and good football memories,” he told the
Dubai-based Emirat Alyoum newspaper at the prison.
The paper did
not mention the prison term of the 44-year-old former footballer but
said he is appealing for “all benevolent people to help him out.”
“I
entered partnership in two companies with the aim of improving my
income but I have not realized this ambition will land me in jail, take
me away from my family and damage my relations with friends and all
others.”