All preparations for the Gulf Cup scheduled this night in Doha have been completed. Teams of both Oman and UAE are optimistic of their win in the championship. Mohammed Ali Gharib has extreme hopes from the UAE's Under
23 side that lost to Oman 3-2 in their opening match before bouncing back with a 5-1 thrashing of Bahrain in the group stage and a 2-0 semi-final win over Qatar on Friday.

Gharib, who scored the opening goal in the UAE's win over Qatar added that team would do its best for making entry in to the next year's London Olympics. He added, "This is a team with big ambitions. We want to win this final to underline our status as the best team in the competition."

The 22-year-old Al Shabab defender said that despite some errors during the match with Oman the team is looking forward for winning the final battle. While admitting mistakes made in the initial matches, he said that the players has worked on weak areas and hoped to put the team's excellent record straight by winning this final.