Flew to Thailand this Morning.. Omar Abdul Rahman: The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award is a Merit Medal on My Chest
Captain of Al Ain First Football Team and the star of UAE National Football Team, Omar Abdul Rahman, expressed his deep pleasure on the announcement of awarding him the prestigious Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award. He emphasized: “The value of the Creative Sports Award is so considerable both locally and internationally. It is an honor and pride for each Emirati in the first place as it is primarily associated with the name of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may Allah protects him. It is also an invaluable medal to be cherished by all those who have the privilege to be awarded with. It is an important motive and incentive for all winners to pursue excellence and supremacy in the sports sector.”
“I would like to avail this opportunity to express my deep gratitude and appreciation to His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, the Patron of the Award, for the high care he continued to give to sports and athletes in our beloved country. Such support definitely assisted the sport sector in UAE to keep pace with the development indicators and achieve the highest levels of success,” said he. He stated: “I would also thank the Board of Trustees of the Award for their sincere efforts which reflected positively on the Award to be currently among the most prestigious international awards.”
“I would also like to thank H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, the First Vice President of Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club, and the First Vice President of Honorary Board, for his generous support and patronage which all athletes enjoy, and I am not an exception. Indeed, we, in Al Ain Club, are well aware that His Highness laid down the foundations of a successful strategy and we are committed to them. If it happens and any drawbacks occur, we are definitely responsible for that,” added he.
He also stated: “I also extend my sincere thanks to H.E. Major General Mohammed Khalfan Al Rumaithi, Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police, Member of the Executive Council of the AFC and one of the great Ainawi fans, H.E. Mohammed Bin Thaloub Al Derei, Chairman of Al Ain Club Investment Company, H.E. Ghanim Mubarak Al Hajeri, Chairman of Al Ain Football Club Company, Hamad bin Nakhirat Al Ameri, Managing Director of Al Ain Club, H.E. Mohamed Obaid Hamad, Board Member of Al Ain Football Club Company and Al Ain First Football Team Supervisor and H.E. Nasser Bin Thaloub Al Derei, office Manager of the President of UAE Football Association. Also not to forget my colleagues in Al Ain Club along with the technical, administrative and medical staff, besides all the employees of the club and those who contributed in receiving this precious award.”
Worth mentioning, Amoory left this Sunday 26th November to Bangkok to attend the AFC Awards Ceremony and it is scheduled to fly back on Wednesday. It is for the third time in a row that Amoory is nominated to be awarded the Asia Best Player Award which he received last year and placed second in 2015. By this recent nomination he becomes the only Asian player to be the candidate for three times to win the title of “King of Asia”. It is expected that he would be crowned with the title for second time in a row. Amoory is competing with Syria’s Omar Khreibin, striker of Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal and China’s Wu Lei winger of China’s Shanghai SIPG.
