When the Asian trophy is at stake: Jovović draws her sword for the "blue swords"

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and several other famous faces - presidents of countries, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain... will meet tonight (6:45 PM) in the grandstand of the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait.

Down below, next to the pitch, a Montenegrin will fight for the continental trophy - and the largest continent at that.

Actually, four Montenegrins, because Nebojsa Jovović on the bench of SC Kuwait they help Marko Jovanovic, Darko Lubarda i Blazo Igumanovic.

In short, the grand final of the Asian Challenge League - the counterpart of the UEFA Conference League - is being played, and Kuwait's rival in the final will be Svay Rieng from Cambodia - the popular "blue swords", who reached the final of this competition last season.

Did Jovović, at the head of the "brigadier", as Kuwait is nicknamed, prepare a sword for his opponent?

- With all due respect and consideration for our rival, no matter who our opponent is in the final, I would expect us to win. I expect that tonight as well - Jovović captivated with optimism at the official press conference.

- It's not arrogance, on the contrary, I'm dressed in modesty, but that's how my team looks, it's so motivated, it's so prepared. We're playing on home turf, I expect a full stadium, fans who will be our 12th player.

Jovović has won nine trophies while working in the Middle East, four in Kuwait, and has hosted numerous finals, but it seems that the stage has never been as glamorous as it will be tonight - after all, he is fighting for his first continental cup, and his tenth jubilee.

- It's definitely a privilege to be in this final. It's football, a final, one game, but I don't want to be immodest - there's only one way to the final, we want to go that way - he said.

His team beat Muras United in the semi-finals last month, away in Kyrgyzstan, to win the so-called eastern route of the largest continent. Swai Rien beat Manila and celebrated in the west.

This is the second edition of the Challenge League, which started a year after UEFA established the Conference League. The rules require that the hosts alternate between teams from the west and the east, and Kuwait was lucky this year - an audience of 60 fans is ready.