Including Volleyball, Handball and Basketball Games.. ADSC Organizes the “Abu Dhabi Clubs Tournament of Group Games”

The Abu Dhabi Clubs Tournament of Group Games is scheduled to kick off on October 2019, including volleyball, basketball and handball games, Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) has recently announced.

Holding the new tournament comes as part of ADSC plans to improve the level of the capital’s sports teams ahead of the kickoff of the new season. It aims also to support the teams’ preseason preparations with rich experiences that would enhance the club’s position in the home and away competitions and add to their achievements, ADSC pointed out.

The announcement was made in the press conference held at the head office of the ADSC on Tuesday 17 September 2019. The media conference was attended by H.E. Stanimir Vukicevic, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the UAE, H.E. Evgeny Lazarev, Charge d’Affaires of Belarus to the UAE, H.E. Abdullah Al Darmaki, Vice Chairman of Al Ain Sports Games Company, H.E. Arif Hamad Al Awani, ADSC Secretary-General, Talal Al Hashemi, Director of Technical Affairs Department at ADSC, Ahmed Sultan Al Nuaimi, Sports Director of Al Ain Sports Games Company and representatives of the Abu Dhabi clubs.

The ADSC representatives revealed that the tournament is divided into three competitions, including volleyball, hand, and basketball. It is scheduled that eight teams will participate in each competition, including five clubs from Abu Dhabi along with other teams from Serbia, Belarus, Poland, Oman, and other regional teams.

As for the volleyball competition, it will be held with the participation of the five Abu Dhabi clubs alongside Oman’s Al Seeb Team, Belarus’ Energia Gomel, one of the best teams of the Belarus Volleyball League, in addition to a Polish team.

The tournament will be organized by the Al Ain Club and scheduled to be held during 24 October until 2 November at the Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain City.

The Bani Yas Club indoor court will host the basketball competitions scheduled to be held during 25 October until 1 November. The five Abu Dhabi clubs, along with the Belarus’ Tesmoki Minsk Farm, one of the elite teams of the Belarus league, in addition to another team from Serbia and a regional team would participate in this event. Bani Yas Sports Company will organize the tournament.

The handball competitions will be held with the participation of the five Abu Dhabi clubs, along with Bjovk-Ska, one of the Belarus champions, and two other teams. The tournament will be held at Al Jazira Club indoor court during 8-16 November and will be organized by Al Jazira Sports Company.

The Al Ain, Al Jazira and Baniyas clubs, the hosts of the volleyball, basketball and hand competitions, have announced that all arrangements are set to receive the competing teams. The three clubs stated that they are in the process of forming the organizing committees and the final preparation phase.

Ahmed Sultan Al Nuaimi, Sports Director of Al Ain Sports Games Club, availed the opportunity to extend his sincere appreciation to the Abu Dhabi Sports Council for their support to organize such a significant sporting event. “This event is an ideal opportunity and an important preliminary camp for the teams of Abu Dhabi Clubs.”

He concluded that Al Ain Club would host the Volleyball Tournament with the participation of 8 clubs, including the five clubs in Abu Dhabi in addition to Oman’s Seeb Club and two clubs from Belarus and Poland.

Source: ADSC