Al Shahania Set to Sign Tunisian Striker Khalifa
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CRICKET | Page 5 TENNIS | Page 9 McCullum Del Potro stands by advises Nadal To Advertise here Cairns not to rush Call: 444 11 300, 444 66 621 evidence wrist recovery Wednesday, June 8, 2016 FOOTBALL Ramadan 3, 1437 AH Tearful Di Maria GULF TIMES inspires Argentina at Copa America SPORT Page 2 QSL ROUND-UP Qatar’s Youssouf Al Shahania set to sign clinches 800m Tunisian striker Khalifa silver Doha: Qatar’s IDRISS OUSA YOUSSOUF missed out on a gold The former Marseille player is expected to sign a one year deal with the side medal once again and had to set- tle for sliver in 800m at the 17th By Sports Reporter Asian Junior Athletics Champion- Doha ships at Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam yesterday. Youssouf had clinched a silver medal in the 1,500m on ewly promoted Qatar Stars League Tunisian striker Saturday. Yesterday, the Qatari side Al Shahania are set to sign Tuni- Saber Khalifa. middle-distance runner came sian striker Saber Khalifa. The former second in the 800m as he clocked NMarseille player touched down in 1:52.28 seconds behind the winner Doha on Monday night, ahead of negotiations Jacob Pa Amoj from India. and a medical. Khalifa is expected to sign a one Amoj provided a strong kick year deal with the side. The club is currently in the closing metres of the close looking to add further professional players to race and managed to win it in their ranks as Shahania prepare for their second 1:51.82. Iraq’s Mohammed Raheem ever season in the QSL. Albzaznah pocketed the bronze The squad, who are managed by Spanish coach medal with a time of 1:52.78secs. Miguel Lotina are now set to focus on pre-season With Youssouf’s another medal, training for the 2016/2017 QSL season. Qatar finished in the eighth spot in Al Shahania will be ramping up their prepara- the medals tally with two gold and tions by heading to Germany for a training camp, as many silver medals. ahead of the start of the QSL season on the 15th Japan topped the medals table of September. with 13-10-4 figures and China followed them with 22 medals, QATAR SC SEASON BY NUMBERS including 11 gold and 7 silver. It was a season to forget for Qatar SC, as they got India also produced a fine per- to relegated to Qatar Gas League for the fi rst time formance and were third, securing in their history. After a slow start to the season seven gold, four silver and six Qatar SC rallied and registered 27 points, includ- bronze medals. ing six wins and nine draws. Malaysia had three gold and However, it wasn’t enough to see them beat as many silver in their seven- the drop, eventually losing out on goal diff erence medal haul, while Chinese Taipei in the fi nal game of the season. Qatar SC scored completed the top five with 2-3-4 third least number of goals in the QSL with 31, figures, the same by Thailand. also conceding the second most in the league Hosts Vietnam finished ahead with 51 goals. The fact that their top scorer this of Qatar with their athletes clinch- term was Mouchine Iajour with eight goals, a ing two gold, three silver and two player who left in January tells its own story. bronze medals. Iraq (1-2-3) and A lack of defensive concentration was evident South Korea (1-0-2) were placed Qatar SC this term and frustratingly they con- ninth and tenth, respectively, in ceded 9 goals in the fi rst fi fteen minutes of games, the medals list. meaning that Sebastaio Lazaroni’s side never In all, 17 countries won one gave themselves the best chance in QSL games. or more medals in the five-day South Korean international Kook Han Young was championships, with Kyrgyzstan the Kings stand out player in an otherwise mis- and Pakistan getting one bronze erable season. The all action midfi elder lead the medal apiece. way with the most passes over the course of the season with 1,281 this term. Whilst in the fi nal third he provided the highest amount of assists than any other Qatar SC player. However it was Kook’s running which really impressed this term. Han covered an impressive 313km of running over the course of the season. That equates to an average of 12km per game. Indeed, Han covered 13km of running an impres- it will be a summer of overall at one of Qatar’s bin Khalaf Vice Chairman of Qatar Insurance that won the league title; the only exception is sive fi ve times this season, just highlighting the biggest clubs. The question is now can the Kings Company. Mohammed Jumma who will be returning to par- impressive work rate of the South Korean. return to the Qatar Stars League at the fi rst time Speaking at the signing, Sheikh Saud was glad ent club El Jaish.” Another player who had an impact for the Qa- of asking. to continue the sponsorship agreement with the Salem bin Khalaf Vice Chairman of Qatar In- tar SC was defender Rafi k Halliche. The impos- QIC; “I am pleased to conclude this deal, Qatar surance Company wished the club success in the ing defender was strong in the air and good in the AL RAYYAN RENEWS QIC SPONSORSHIP. Insurance Company is one of the most prestig- defence of their QSL title. “I would like to con- tackle; however injury curtailed his playing time QSL Champions Al Rayyan has renewed their ious and oldest companies in Qatar. Our success gratulate Al Rayyan on their fantastic season, and in January. The former Algerian international sponsorship agreement with Qatar Insurance on the pitch this season is in part thanks to our wish them the best for their title defence.” came back into the side towards the end of the Company for a further three seasons. The deal relationship with our sponsors.” The Al Rayyan squad will now break for the season, which saw the side improve defensively, was signed on Sunday evening at Al Rayyan Sheikh Saud also addressed questions in re- summer, before starting their preseason training ultimately it was too little too late for Qatar SC. Sports Club, in the presence of Al Rayyan Chair- gards to players leaving the squad this season. ahead of the start of the QSL season on the 15th Now facing a season in the Qatar Gas League, man Sheikh Saud bin Khalid al-Thani and Salem “We will be keeping the majority of the squad of September. SPOTLIGHT QIGC completes CMAE Management Development Programme By Sports Reporter with the internal management and staff which sponse has been phenomenal with 34 delegates Doha will in turn fi lter down through the golf club signing up - this is a record for CMAE and just and provide a world-class facility for our mem- shows the appetite amongst the club industry bers. It has been even more rewarding to be one in the Middle East for high level education. atar International Golf Club’s (QIGC) of the fi rst Qatari members to take part in the “CMAE’s mission is to advance the profes- Deputy General Manager, Mohamed programme.” sion of club management throughout Europe al-Naimi, was amongst four GCC The week long programme which took place and the Middle East, promote best practice QNationals who completed the Club from 29th May to 2nd June 2016 saw spokesper- in the club industry, and provide a certifi ca- Managers Association of Europe’s (CMAE) sons Mike Braidwood, Darshan Singh and Jason tion programme which recognises and rewards Management Development Programme Part 1. Koenigsfeld educating and informing delegates those club managers that can demonstrate the The course was attended by 34 delegates on standardising best practices in golf clubs highest standards of knowledge and compe- from across the GCC, Asia and Europe, all em- across the world, including the 10 core compe- tence in club management. The staging of our barking on the Club Management education tencies of a modern club manager such as Club fi rst programme in Dubai is signifi cant in help- path which aims to help club managers better Governance, Strategy & Leadership, Risk Man- ing us achieve our mission.” secure the continued success of their clubs. agement and Facilities Management. QIGC is a landmark project for Qatar, off er- After completing the course, Mohammed al- Dubai Golf’s Chief Executive Christopher ing a revolutionary and holistic approach to Naimi, Deputy General Manager, QIGC said: “It May CCM commented, “We are delighted to growing the game of golf. The innovative facil- has been an extremely valuable learning experi- see the huge interest in the fi rst CMAE Manage- ity, which will be located in Qatar Education ence to take part in a programme that is recog- ment Development Programme to be held in the als taking their fi rst steps down the Club Man- ees.” Mike Braidwood, Director of Education, City, has been designed to support every mem- nised globally for enhancing and developing the Middle East. It is the largest MDP 1 course held agement education path, which is a positive for CMAE, added: “CMAE started the Manage- ber of society regardless of age or ability – from professionalism of club management. anywhere to date, with delegates from Europe, the industry in the region. A range of excellent ment development programme in Europe in complete beginners to the world’s leading pro- “At Qatar International Golf Club we strive Asia, Africa as well as the Mena region.