The Jordanian side will host Al Ahed in the first leg on Tuesday and Samir, who was a key figure for Al Jazeera in last year's West Zonal final against Air Force Club of Iraq, said the experience will be put to good use against the Lebanese champions.
“We played the Zonal final last year and despite the defeat to Air Force Club, we gained a lot of experience,” said Samir. “We made several mistakes last year and I hope that we avoid these mistakes."
Al Jazeera lost 4-1 on aggregate to Air Force Club, who went on to clinch the AFC Cup for a third consecutive season.
“We want to be ready 100 percent and I hope that we can defeat Al Ahed and then win the title,” he added.
2018 West Zonal Final - 2nd Leg: Air Force Club v Al Jazeera
Despite his confidence, Samir said Al Jazeera won't underestimate Lebanon champions Al Ahed.
“They are a good side and we watched their match against Al Wehdat,” he explained. “We know that they have signed some new players, unlike us, but this will only motivate us to have maximum concentration in the match.
“We have players who have international experience and hopefully this will help us.”
The experience certainly helped Al Jazeera in the West Zonal semi-final as they overcome a 3-0 first leg deficit to beat Al Jaish of Syria 4-0 in the return tie to advance to the final.
West Zonal SF 2nd Leg: Al Jazeera v Al Jaish
Defeating Al Ahed will make Al Jazeera the third Jordanian side to play in the AFC Cup final and the first since Shabab Al Ordon defeated their compatriots Al Faisaly in the final of the 2007 edition.
“Jordanian clubs have not won the AFC Cup in the last 12 years,” said Samir, who was just starting his career in 2007.
“This will give us big motivation to win the title and I hope that we can do it.”
