Omar Suma Breaks Silence on Alleged Rift with Syria Team
6 December 2025
Background
Omar Suma, the striker for Al‑Orobah in Saudi football, clarified his stance regarding a possible call‑up to the Syrian national team for the Arab Cup 2025 in Qatar.
The Syrian Football Federation president, Firas Teet, said he had reached out to Suma for the squad but received no reply.
What Suma Said
After Syria's 1-1 draw with Qatar in the group stage, Suma addressed the issue on his official Facebook account: 'I congratulate my brothers on the national team for the level and performance shown in the Arab Cup.'
He added: 'Based on the calls I have received, I want to respond to the comments by the federation president Firas Teet and administrator Muwaffaq Fatallah, who accused me of not replying or responding to a call‑up. I want to make it clear to the fans and the sports community that I always answer when summoned to the national team and I have never shirked my duty.'
He continued: 'For the interest of the team and my fellow players during this tournament, I will reserve the right to respond and provide a full clarification after the tournament, God willing.'
Moreover, Syria are one step away from the quarterfinals, needing only a draw with Palestine in the final group game.
Sniper note: If conversation with a federation president counts as an assist, Suma just delivered a clean assist to the truth.
Sniper note 2: And if suspense were a football, this saga would go into extra time—with Suma still defending diplomacy.
