Danny Searle's Waterford FC has confirmed that the club's first team will be travelling to Dubai for their pre-season tour.
Provisional dates have been set for Sunday 22 January until Saturday 28 January.
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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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A club statement reads: "The Blues, who will be striving for promotion in the upcoming season, want to prepare them in the best ways possible and that will all start with a trip to the stunning skyrise city in the United Arab Emirates.
"In the trip that will span from Sunday 22 January to Saturday 28 January, Waterford FC are set to play two games, with one against our sister club, Fleetwood United, who are currently top of their league, on Friday 27 January at the Jebel Ali Resort and Sports Complex (kick-off TBC).
"The Jebel Ali Resort and Sports Complex, which will be the base for the week-long tour in the UAE, is a one-of-a-kind development that is regularly used by a number of Premier League sides during their winter breaks and is known as one of the best training complexes in the UAE."
Speaking following the announcement of the exciting tour, Waterford FC Chairman Andy Pilley, said: "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."
Waterford begin their 2023 league campaign with a trip to South East rivals Wexford on the 17 February.
