14 Tuesday, July 14, 2020 Sports Argentina star Mascherano to feature on @GA4Good Instagram Live SC.QA Mascherano is the lat- who, in addition to being spoke about gender equality, DOHA est star to appear on @GA- a dominant player for club as well as her experiences in 4good since the programme and country, has done some football, on @GA4good. ARGENTINA football star launched its online series. tremendous and admirable Hoogendijk detailed her Javier Mascherano will be Previous guests were Xavi charitable work with NGOs dream and determination as the special guest on Thurs- Hernández, Samuel off the pitch as well. a youngster to play for Ajax day’s @GA4Good Instagram “This kind of commit- – despite the lack of a wom- Live at 9pm Doha time (GMT ment to the community is a en’s team at the time. +3). The current Estudiant- crucial part of what Genera- She said: “Because of my es player will talk about the tion Amazing does and I am dream, I trained so hard and discipline and drive which sure that both our youth par- in 2012 Ajax started a wom- has helped him win a host ticipants and general audi- en’s team, so I was the first of major honours during his ences can take so much from one who signed for Ajax!” glittering football career. his incredible experience. Generation Amazing After making his name We are thrilled about host- will also continue its col- in the English Premier ing him this week to explore laboration with the Qatar League with West Ham these topics and more.” Children’s Museum on @ United and Liverpool, Al Khori added: “It will GA4Good, providing young Mascherano joined Spanish also be interesting for youth audiences with sports- giants Barcelona, where he to hear about the important themed arts and crafts ses- won five La Liga champion- work that Pierre van Hooi- sions and live physical activ- ships and two UEFA Cham- jdonk has been doing as a ities throughout the summer pions League titles. He also WorldCoaches ambassador. holidays. won 147 caps for Argentina Ahead of Mascherano’s appearance, former NAC Breda, Nottingham Forest and Netherlands striker, Again, this is a cause close A Supreme Commit- and helped his nation reach Pierre van Hooijdonk will be interviewed on @GA4Good at 4pm Doha time on Wednesday. to Generation Amazing. He tee for Delivery & Legacy the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ does a brilliant job of reach- (SC) social and legacy pro- final, where they lost 1-0 to Eto’o, Cafu, Tim former NAC Breda, Notting- will talk about his motiva- ing youth through football gramme, Generation Amaz- Germany. Cahill and oth- ham Forest and Netherlands tions in football. coaching, so we are very ex- ing has reached 500,000 ers. striker, Pierre van Hooij- Generation Amaz- cited about the line-up.” beneficiaries worldwide and Argentina football star Javier Ahead of donk will be interviewed on ing Programmes Director, Last week, former Ajax aims to positively impact 1 Mascherano will be the special Mascher- @GA4Good at 4pm Doha Nasser Al Khori, said: “Javi- and Netherlands star Anouk million people via its foot- guest on Thursday’s @GA4Good ano’s ap- time on Wednesday. The er Mascherano is such a Hoogendijk, who is also a ball for development train- Instagram Live at 9pm Doha time. pearance, WorldCoaches ambassador prominent figure in football WorldCoaches ambassador, ing sessions by 2022. We’re still good to fight for a place in top four, says Al Arabi’s Lasogga Al Gharafa are fourth in the QNB Stars League standings, behind Al Duhail, Al Rayyan and Al Sadd. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Yes, of course. We’re still DOHA in a good position to fight for Al Gharafa have a a place in the top four. Espe- PIERRE-MICHEL Lasogga cially when you look at our is a towering presence in the match schedule, then you’ll tough task on hand Al Arabi frontline. see that our next matches The 28-year-old tall Ger- are against tough competi- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Following their first coro- man forward, who joined the tors, so we’ve everything in DOHA navirus test, held as per the QNB Stars League side at the our own hands. protocol developed by the QSL start of 2019-20 season, has AL Gharafa are gearing up for in co-ordination with club au- played a significant role in What’s your team’s tar- the remainder of the season un- thorities and approved by the The Dream Team’s good run get for the remainder of der the watchful eyes of Serbian Ministry of Public Health, Al that saw them occupy fifth the season? coach Slavisa Jokanovic. They Gharafa squad members en- position in the table with As I said before, we still will play Al Arabi in Week 18 at tered their team hotel and got 24 points from 17 matches have the target to be among the Al Janoub Stadium on July engaged in training. ahead of the tournament’s the top four and want to fin- 24 with the kick-off at 4:45pm. After their second corona- resumption on July 24, fol- ish the season very well. Al Gharafa are fourth in the virus test, the players as well lowing a long break forced QNB Stars League standings, as technical and administrative by the spread of novel coro- What do you say about behind Al Duhail, Al Rayyan staff signed a pledge to abide by navirus (COVID-19). your first season in Qa- and Al Sadd in that order, with the protocol for leaving team Ahead of the resumption tar? 28 points. The Cheetahs have hotel for home quarantine. of the competition, Lasogga, I’m very happy that I de- eight wins, four draws and five Besides intense training, who has donned the German cided to come to Qatar. My defeats against their name. Al Gharafa are readying for the national Under-21 team jersey family also feels very com- Their goal difference is +5 (29 resumption of action by playing on 11 occasions, spoke to qsl. fortable here. For sure, the goals for and 24 against). friendlies. They have been bol- qa in an exclusive interview. Al Arabi’s German forward Pierre-Michel Lasogga. football culture here is dif- Al Gharafa had beaten Al stered by the presence of Qatar Excerpts: ferent than that in Europe, Wakrah 2-1 in Week 17 on 5th internationals Yousef Hassan, tel and at the training ground change to have it two times know that the season will re- but I can feel it growing March before the long break. Hammam Ahmed, Almahdi How’re you gearing up are very high. Players keeping daily. sume at the end of July. For day by day. My team-mates Jokanovic’s wards are only Ali, Muad Hassan and Ahmed for the resumption of safe distance between them- myself and my team-mates, made it very easy for me at four points adrift of reigning Alaaeldin, who are back in their 2019-20 football season? selves is very important. Individually and team- it’s good to have a target like the beginning and I felt like champions Al Sadd. They also fold after the conclusion of na- I think the Qatar Stars wise, how do you cope this and prepare very well for being at home very quickly. have four points more than tional team’s camp. League (QSL) has prepared Can you elaborate on with the changed sce- the season’s last games. I’m glad that, in my first sea- closest challengers and fifth- Al Gharafa’s other remain- everything very well for the your training schedule? nario? son, we’re still in the race for placed side Al Arabi, and will ing matches in the QNB Stars restart. We had a 14 days’ ho- The training schedule has I think none of us has had Al Arabi still have a the top-four position, and be keen to finish among the League are against Al Duhail tel quarantine time for every invariably been like how we this scenario before, so it was good chance of finishing are in the semifinals of both top four and thereby play in (Week 19), Al Khor (Week 20), football professional and the prepare for a season. But dur- a new situation for all of us. among the top four in Amir Cup and Ooredoo Cup, the Qatar Cup and AFC Cham- Umm Salal (Week 21) and Al hygiene standards at the ho- ing quarantine, it was a good But I think it’s really good to QNB Stars League… so the going isn’t bad. pions League. Sadd (Week 22). OFF THE FIELD Al Rayyan warm up for QNB Stars League resumption Footballer Serge Aurier’s TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK professional players, as Algeri- DOHA an Yacine Brahimi, Ivorian Jo- brother shot dead han Boli, Argentinian Gabriel THE eight-time Qatar Stars Mercado, Cameroonian Franck AFP/DPA League champions Al Rayyan Kom and South Korean Lee TOULOUSE (FRANCE) warmed up for the return of Jae-Ik are continuing. QNB Stars League from July Regarding local profes- THE younger brother of Tot- 24 with a friendly against Al sional players, Al Rayyan an- tenham defender Serge Aurier Gharafa on Monday. nounced the recruitment of was killed in a shooting in Tou- Clubs are continuing their Hamed Ismail from Al Sadd louse on Monday, according to preparations ahead of the re- till the end of this season. a police source. When emergen- sumption of 2019-20 QNB Despite the continuation cy services arrived on the scene Stars League, with Week 18 of five professionals, Al Rayy- at 5:00 am local time (0300 matches starting on July 24.