After two weeks of exciting beach sports action, the curtains were drawn on the inaugural Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Beach Games at the Aspire Park in Doha on Saturday with the finals of the men’s beach volleyball, men’s beach handball and the men’s beach football held on the day.
Al Sadd claimed their 17th trophy of the prestigious Amir Cup with a convincing 2-1 defeat of arch-rivals Al Arabi as the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, the fourth venue of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, was unveiled in the presence of HH the Amir on Friday.
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) President Aleksander Ceferin, who is in the country to attend the inauguration of Al Rayyan Venue – the fourth Qatar 2022 stadium – has applauded the preparations being made to host the FIFA showpiece, which will be held in the Middle East for the first time in history.
Qatari referee Abdulrahman Ibrahim Y J Al-Jassim has been appointed to officiate the eagerly anticipated AFC Champions League Final 2020 between the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Persepolis and Korea Republic’s Ulsan Hyundai FC on December 19 at the Al Janoub Stadium.