With Rabia’s participation.. Al Ain crushes Dhafra 5–0 in the UAE League
Al Ain defeat Dhafra 5–0 in the UAE Pro League with Rami Rabia featuring, as Rahimi shines and Al Ain strengthens its lead toward the title
Al Ain continued their dominant form in the UAE Pro League after securing a commanding 5–0 victory over Dhafra in Round 25, strengthening their position at the top of the table and moving closer to the league title.
Rami Rabia starts for Al Ain
Egyptian defender Rami Rabia featured in the starting lineup for Al Ain, taking part in a match where his team controlled proceedings from the opening minutes until the final whistle.
Match events: Al Ain vs Dhafra
Al Ain imposed their attacking style early and found the net multiple times across both halves, delivering a strong offensive performance.
Dominance and successive goals
Sofiane Rahimi opened the scoring in the 15th minute, followed quickly by Abdel Karim Traoré in the 17th minute. Rahimi then added two more goals in the 32nd and 36th minutes, completing a brilliant first-half display. In the second half, Kodjo Laba sealed the 5–0 victory with a goal in the 73rd minute.
UAE Pro League standings
With this win, Al Ain moved to 65 points at the top of the UAE Pro League table, while Dhafra remained at 19 points in last place.
Egyptian players who won the UAE League
Several Egyptian players have previously won the UAE league title, including Hassan Shehata with Al Ain in 1999–2000, Hossni Abd Rabou with Al Ahli Dubai in 2008–2009, Hussein El Shahat with Al Ain in 2017–2018, and now Rami Rabia in the 2025–2026 season.
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