Rebrov to discuss contract extension as Al Ain crowned Adnoc Pro League champions

Al Ain produced a five-star performance to crush Al Jazira to be crowned Adnoc Pro League champions with three games remaining.

The Garden City Club hammered Al Jazira 5-0 to send a partisan home crowd into wild celebrations as they extended their record of UAE league titles to 14 on Wednesday.

Kodjo Laba fired in four goals before Caio Canedo rounded off the scoring with the fifth five minutes from time at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium.

It caps a hugely successful week for Al Ain manager Serhiy Rebrov after seeing his side triumph on penalties over Shabab Al Ahli to win the Pro League Cup.

“It’s been a tremendous week to win the cup-and-league double,” the Ukrainian said.

“We knew we had the league title in the bag, needing one win from the remaining four games, and I’m glad we did in the best possible way to complete the task.

“The league title was our main objective from the outset and we have achieved that goal. I must thank my players, the technical staff, and the club management and above all, our fans, for tonight’s mission accomplished.”

The result took Al Ain’s tally to 58 points, 10 more than Sharjah who moved up to second with a 3-1 win over Khor Fakkan.

Rebrov has a month left on his contract but said he would be sitting down with the club to negotiate an extension.

“I’m proud of the results I achieved and happy with the support I have received from the club management,” he added.

“I haven’t renewed my contract but I promise not to sign for any other clubs but remain at Al Ain. I’ll have a meeting with the club's management to discuss details related to renewing my contract in the coming days.”

Caio Canedo celebrates after scoring Al Ain's second goal in the Pro League Cup final against Shabab Al Ahli at Mohamed