Waterford FC plan Dubai trip for pre-season

Waterford FC will travel to Dubai for pre-season to prepare for the 2023 League of Ireland First Division season.

The Blues, who will be in the United Arab Emirates from Sunday 22 January to Saturday 28 January, will play a friendly encounter against one of their sister clubs, Fleetwood United, at the Jebel Ali Resort and Sports Complex while they are on their travels.

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Waterford Football Club are delighted to announce the club’s first team will be heading to the sunny shores of Dubai for a pre-season tour this January!

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— Waterford FC (@WaterfordFCie) January 4, 2023

Andy Pilley, Waterford FC Chairman, told the club website: "I am thrilled to confirm that Waterford Football Club will be making the trip over to Dubai this January.

"We’ve invested heavily in the squad and facilities at the club ahead of the upcoming season as we want to give everyone the best chance of getting that promotion to the top division in Ireland, we are all aspiring for.

"We have organised a game against one of our sides out there in Fleetwood United, who have seen only success since becoming a founding member of the UAE FA Third Division League, which they were promoted out of at the first time of asking – all the best whilst out in the United Arab Emirates."