Wednesday 08 / May / 2024
Muscat: Sultan Ameen Al Zadjali, the General Secretary and the CEO of Oman Football Association (OFA), will leave for Malaysia to take part in an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) meeting.
The annual meeting, a two-day affair, will discuss the difficulties and challenges faced by affiliated football associations and ways to find appropriate solutions.
During the meeting, which will take place in Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, the members will be discussing various topics including the problems faced by the associations in the regulatory, administrative and financial aspects.
Coaches course
Meanwhile, a D Level coaching course organised by the OFA concluded at the Seeb Sports Stadium on Wednesday.
At the end of the five-day course, the participants were felicitated by OFA board member Mansour Al Hajri.
The OFA, meanwhile, revealed that the association held a co-ordination meeting with the Iranian football clubs to discuss the preparations for the forthcoming AFC Champions League matches.
The meeting was chaired by Omantel Professional League CEO Sheikh Shabib bin Hilal Al Hosni.
It may be mentioned that Asian Football Confederation’s Competitions Committee has decided to host the Champions League matches involving clubs from Saudi Arabia and Iran in Oman, Qatar and the UAE.
As per the agreement, Iran clubs will play their home matches in Oman and the Saudi Arabia’s team play their matches in Qatar and the UAE.
The matches to be played in Oman are Iran’s Zobahan vs Saudi Arabia’s Al Nasr (April 20 at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex), Iran’s Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan vs Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad (May 4 at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex) and Iran’s Tractorsazi Tabriz vs Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal.
