Media Committee of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Holds its First Meeting

The Media Committee of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 held its first meeting at the headquarters of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council. The meeting aimed to track the latest progress of media activities and to support the current continental championship with all the requirements that guarantee its success and excellence in all aspects.
The meeting was chaired by H.E. Mr. Arif Hamad Al Awani, Director of the Championship and Director of the Executive Office. It was attended by Mohammed Ali Al Badei, Chairman of the Media Committee, Ahmad Al Qubaisi, Championship Marketing Manager, in addition to the committee members, namely: Ahmad Wahhab Al Jabouri, Nour Amit Pasilla, Sami Abed Al Emam Al Sadi, Mohammed Abdel Rahman Ali Al Hammadi, Ali Saeed Ibrahim Al Zaabi, Essam Hajo Hassan, Ehab Zuhdi Al Khamisi, Noura Khamis Al Alawi.
At the beginning of the meeting, Al Awani congratulated the committee members for being selected to be members of an important committee. He underlined that the directives of H.E. Major General Mohammed Khalfan Al Romaithi, Vice Chairman of the Higher Local Organizing Committee and Chairman of the Executive Committee, will be constantly driving all members to deliver effective and supportive plans with sights set to achieve a remarkable and beyond expectations organization of the championship scheduled to be held in UAE on January 2019. He put an accent on the fact that “Media is main partner in reflecting the ideal image for organizing such a particular event in the manner that promotes the globally prestigious reputation of the UAE and its leading role in organizing the most important sporting events”.
While wishing the committee members all the best in fulfilling their tasks, he pointed out that the Local Organizing Committee aimed by forming the Media Committee to provide the best services to all means of media and media platforms that will cover the activities of the continental championship alongside presenting a media content that reflects the progress of the UAE media and its decent handling of such great sporting events.
On behalf of the Media Committee, Mr. Mohammed Ali Al Badei expressed his deepest appreciation and sincerest gratitude to H.E. Major General Mohammad Khalfan Al Romaithi, Vice Chairman of the Higher Local Organizing Committee and Chairman of the Executive Committee, for his trust in the in the members of the Media Committee and his wishes to be up to the expectations. He underscored that the committee has already developed the essential media plans and important initiatives to put in place during the coming period in support of the advanced organizational processes of the championship. He stressed that the committee is so keen to furnish all grounds of success for the international, continental, regional and local means of media that will be present at UAE stadiums during the media coverage of the continental event.
As part of the approved agenda of the meeting, the attendees reviewed certain work papers and discussed the media content in the social media platforms and the newspapers. They also discussed means of boosting the level of interaction of the UAE society with the continental event, ways of following up all requirements of the media centres and providing the best services in all zones dedicated to the media representatives in the stadiums and during training sessions. Additionally, they reviewed the photography plans of the championship as of the reception of teams at the airports, during training sessions and during the official matches.
Moreover, members of the committee tackled the importance of meetings and workshops for media coordinators and volunteer teams tasked to be available in the stadiums, in addition to the consolidation of the media pre and post press releases in the manner that reflects a robust media identity capable of drafting and presenting a remarkable content worthy of the championship eminence and the UAE prestigious reputation.