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  Saudi Arabia to host 2024 West Asian Football Federation Women’s Championship – the Kingdom’s first-ever official 11-aside women’s football tournament   Upcoming 2024 WAFF Women’s Championship hailed as “the next big step” for women’s football in Saudi Arabia Competition welcomes seven teams alongside host nation and runs from 19-29 February   Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – 5 February 2024:  Saudi Arabia will host the 2024 West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) Women’s Championship this month – the first official 11-a-side women’s tournament ever held in the Kingdom.   A milestone moment for women’s football in Saudi Arabia, the 2024 WAFF Women’s Championship will take place from 19-29 February in the coastal city of Jeddah with the upcoming eighth edition set to welcome eight teams. The host nation will be joined by Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine and two guests – Guam and Nepal. The tournament will begin in group stage format with two groups of four, followed by the semi-finals and

  West and ASEAN Zone contenders to kick off #AFCCup Knockout Stage The final edition of the iconic  AFC  Cup™ will resume with the  Knockout Stage  for the 2023/24 season on Monday,  February 12 .   Eleven teams remain in contention for the 19th  AFC  Cup™ crown and eight are  set to continue their quest  for glory across the West and ASEAN Zonal Semi-finals, while the remaining three will be in action during the Inter-Zonal Playoffs between  March 6  to  April 24, 2024 .   Bahrain’s Al Riffa topped Group C to progress to this stage for the fifth time in six tournament appearances and the 14-time league champions will host Al Nahda of Oman in the first leg of their West Zone Semi-final at Khalifa Sports City Stadium in Manama at  7pm .   Al Riffa, who have twice stumbled when left with one hurdle to the Final, first in the Semi-finals in 2010 on their competition debut to Al Qadsia of Kuwait and then in the West Zone Final last year to eventual champions Al Seeb Club of Oman, will hop

DOHA, Qatar, 01 February 2024: Qatar will host a historic charity football match later this month featuring some of the world’s biggest content creators and football legends. The inaugural Match for Hope will be held in Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, one of the Qatar World Cup 2022 stadiums, on Friday, 23 February. The match will see social media sensations Chunkz and AboFlah captain each side. The two captains will lead teams made up of both famous content creators and World Cup legends for a showdown match in the 45,000-capacity stadium which hosted seven matches during Qatar World Cup 2022, and will host seven matches in the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023. Match for Hope will be played to raise money and awareness for Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, a global non-profit organisation dedicated to transforming lives through education. All proceeds from the match will be donated to EAA projects in Mali, Rwanda, Tanzania, Pakistan, Palestine, and Sudan. The full line-up of players will be announ

  Members of the AFC Reform Taskforce confirmed    The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) further strengthened its commitment to upholding the highest standards of good governance with the appointment of the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and members of the AFC Reform Taskforce for the 2023 to 2027 term. AFC Vice President Mr. Hachem Haider has been appointed as the Chairperson of the AFC Reform Taskforce with ASEAN Football Federation President Maj. Gen. Khiev Sameth taking up the position of Deputy Chairperson. The Confederation’s FIFA Council members Mr. Kohzo Tashima and Ms. Kanya Keomany as well as Dr. Ahmad Reza Barati, a CAS Arbitrator and Sports Lawyer from Islamic Republic of Iran complete the line-up of the Taskforce members. On 21 December 2023, the AFC Executive Committee  had approved the proposal  to establish the AFC Reform Task Force at its third meeting held in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Then, Shaikh Salman noted the progressive strides undertaken by the Confede

 DAAM and Ministry of Sports & Youth Sign Agreement to Support HH The Amir Sword Festival 2024 14 Feb 2024 Doha, Qatar – The Social & Sport Contribution Fund (DAAM) signed a financing agreement with the Ministry of Sports & Youth to support the HH The Amir Sword Festival 2024 that is organized by Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club and will be held from 15 to 17 February 2024. This agreement reflects the pioneering role played by DAAM and the contributing firms that are listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange in support of community development and sport activities in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030. In addition to this cooperation between Daam and the Ministry of Sprots & Youth to support the HH The Amir Sword Festival, the agreement aims to develop this sport that is embedded in the Qatari heritage. The three-day Festival features several top group races for both Purebred Arabian and Thoroughbred horses, topped by the HH The Amir Sword and the HH The

 QREC at best HH The Amir Sword Festival begins tomorrow Doha – 14 February 2024 The Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) looks at best just before the HH The Amir Sword Festival, which will start tomorrow, Thursday and continues until Saturday. The QREC management, chaired by HE Issa bin Mohammed Al-Mohannadi, has completed all arrangements and ensured the Al-Rayyan Racecourse is fully ready for the start of the races. Twenty-six races will be run throughout the three days of the Festival, with eight races on day one, ten on day two and eight on the card of the third and final day. involved runners, both international and Qatar-trained, have been there in full swing at the training grounds as per the time schedules assigned to them respectively. Twenty-four hours before the start of the Festival, the general appearance inside QREC looks at best and enthralling. QREC management ensures everything is well-prepared before the start of the prestigious event, which is the pinnacle of ho

 24 hours prior to kick-off Issa bin Mohammd Al-Mohannadi: Unprecedented international participation in HH The Amir Sword Festival One of the most important horse race meetings worldwide QREC’s facilities highly commended by the Japanese Applying highest standards in organisation, integrity, quarantine and track condition Festival’s new identity consolidates Qatar’s legacy We value the role of sponsors and success partners Al Sabiq Championship is the origin of racing Committed to developing and expanding jockey base Doha – 14 February 2024 We are only 24 hours away from the start of the HH The Amir Sword Festival at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC). All final arrangements have been completed to ensure reaching the highest success and continuing the continuous development of the Festival, especially with the launch of the new identity for the prestigious event. The three-day Festival will be the focus of attention with the participation of many international horses as Qatar’

 2024 Longines Global Champions Tour calendar revealed! Ready. Set. Go. Global Champions has announced the calendar for the 2024 Longines Global Champions Tour and GCL team series today. The 2024 season promises to be a heart-pounding journey across three continents, with 16 iconic destinations featuring the return of fan favourites like Shanghai and a spectacular new destination in Abu Dhabi. The electrifying 2024 LGCT season will kick off from 29 February with the season opener taking place in Doha. An adrenaline-filled year follows, with the Championship Race full steam ahead to the Finale blasting off on 20 November with the GC Playoffs in Riyadh. Heading to Miami Beach (03-06 April) and Mexico City (11-14 April) before the tour returns to Shanghai for the first time in four years at a brand new stadium of Shanghai Juss International Equestrian Center. Located at the Expo Park in the Pudong New Area, the centre is China's first permanent professional equestrian competition venu