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Kuwait Sporting Club team , Bayern showdown

KUWAIT: Kuwait Sporting Club is all geared up for a showdown with German champions Bayern Munich at the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium in Kaifan today. Kuwait SC player Jarrah Al-Atiqi said the players are determined to take advantage of the match and pro- vide a good show that presents the true picture of Kuwait and not only the club. He said millions of Bayern fans will be following the match “and we want to show the world that Kuwait has talented and professional players”. Player said the game was a great opportunity Kuwait SC to play with the best team in the world and a rare opportunity for sports fans to watch Bayern Munich players on the ground and not on TV screens. Ali added that all players will seize the opportu- nity to participate in this game, whether regulars or reservists. Tunisian player Issam Juma that the game is a gift to the players after their track record of achievements in the domestic and Asian leagues last season. Juma said that every player dreams of participating in a match against top international players and hopes to take advantage of this friendly meeting to add to the achievements of the club. Director of Kuwait SC Adel Aqlah said all players aspire to take advantage of the technical, organizational and physical skills of the best players in the world. Assistant coach Mohammed Abdullah said “the match against Bayern Munich will be an experience for the coaches and team in general”. Abdullah added “Kuwait SC made a strong showing against Brazil in the past”, expressing hope that the ‘Whites’ will perform similarly in this match against Bayern Munich and reach a result satisfactory to the fans of Kuwait. The players thanked National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem for sponsoring this historic match and the efforts of the chairman of Kuwait SC and board members. Kuwait SC was the first football club established in Kuwait. Its stadium - with a capacity of 18,500 seats - Bayern Munich team has hosted the final matches of the Kuwait Amir Cup and Kuwait Crown Prince Cup for the last 5 seasons. It also hosted matches for the national team during the Kuwait SC titles 1974 Gulf Cup of Nations. Kuwait SC have won the • Kuwaiti Premier League: 11 Kuwaiti Premier League 11 times, the most recent one • Winners: 1965, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1979, 2001, in 2013. The club has 32 trophies to their name in Kuwaiti club football history. Kuwait SC is also the first 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013 Kuwaiti club to ever win an Asian title - the AFC Cup - in • Kuwait Emir Cup: 9 2009, 2012 and 2013. Besides football, the club has • Winners: 1976, 1977, teams for handball, , volleyball, , 1978, 1980, 1985, 1987, squash, athletics, gymnastics, swimming, boxing, judo 1988, 2002, 2009 and weightlifting. • Kuwait Crown Prince Bayern Munich is best known for its professional Cup: 5 football team, which plays in the Bundesliga, the top • Winners: 1994, 2003, tier of the German football league system, and is the 2008, 2010, 2011 most successful club in German football history, having • Kuwait Federation won a record 23 national titles and 16 national cups. Cup: 3 Pep Guardiola is the manager of the team. The club has other departments for chess, handball, • Winners: 1992, 2010, basketball, gymnastics, bowling, table tennis, referees 2012 and senior football. The club also has quite a number of • Kuwait Super Cup: 1 high-profile supporters, among them Pope Benedict • Winners: 2010 XVI, retired German tennis player Boris Becker, • Al Kurafi Cup: 1 o Winners: 2005 Asian[edit] Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko and current and for- • AFC Cup: 3 mer Minister-Presidents of Bavaria, Horst Seehofer and • Winners: 2009, 2012, 2013 Edmund Stoiber, to name a few. — Agencies Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium in Kaifan