Sponsored by the Sports Games Company Al Ain Club Officially Announces Launching Futsal Game
06.May.2020
Al Ain Club has officially announced that a decision has been taken to add the fifth game to the collective games practiced by the Club and to be supervised by the Al Ain Sports Games Company.
The official announcement was made during a press conference held on Wednesday 19th February 2020 at the Chairman’s Lounge at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain Club. The media conference was attended by H.E. Khamis Obaid Al Kaabi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ain Sports Games Company, Saleh Al Shouaili, Member of the Board of Directors, Abdul Aziz Al Junaibi, Member of the Board of Directors and Ahmed Sultan Al Nuaimi, Sports Director, Walid Salem Al Jabri, Futsal Team Supervisor, Ahmed Saleh, assistant coach, and a number of the team players.
At the beginning of the conference, H.E. Khamis Al-Kaabi expressed his pleasure by adding a new game to the other existing four games. “This move would enhance the club’s policies in caring for collective games, and the great successes it achieved in all sports levels.”
Al Kaabi said: “We always look forward to achieving excellence in Al Ain Club, especially that we are the home of football in UAE. Additionally, we have realized significant achievements in many games, and we work hard to make it possible to have futsal present in the Club and to participate in local competitions. This comes as a result of the genuine belief that it is an important game given that many residents of Al Ain play it.”
Khamis stressed that Al Ain Club aims to participate in all games. He said: “Our wise leadership in the UAE recommended us to support the athletes and take care of them and create the appropriate atmosphere for them to compete and practice those sports. We hope that the futsal team will follow the steps of the first football team in clinching titles at the local, continental and global levels.”
Walid Salem Al Jabri, the Futsal Team Supervisor, expressed his sincere appreciation for Al Ain Sports Games Company for launching the futsal game as the new game at the Club and the massive and unlimited support for young people who love this sport.
Walid said: “We are happy with the formation of the futsal team of Al Ain Club. Indeed, the idea was there for a long time, but due to inevitable circumstances, the Club management deferred launching it officially. We look forward to participating in local tournaments during this upcoming period. We are scheduled to participate in the President’s Cup that will be kicked off in late March 2020.”
Al Jabri stressed that they sought in the previous period to prepare the team to participate ass soon as they have a specialized coaching team who enjoys the required experience in this game and to have players who love this sport.
He underlined that the main focus in the current period is only to participate and gain experience. “The next stage would be focusing on winning matches and titles.