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The Football Association and the Professional League Committee celebrate the UAE 40th National Day

Under the slogan "Spirit of the Union", the UAE Football Association and the Professional League Committee have organized a ceremony today morning on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the UAE National Day at the Association headquarters in Dubai. The ceremony included a variety of parts expressing the greatness of this immortal National Day. 

The ceremony was attended by His Excellency Obaid Saeed Al Shamsi, Member of the Board of Directors of the UAE Football Association, Yousuf Abdullah, the Secretary-General, Dr Khalid Mohammad Abdullah, Assistant Secretary-General and a number of representatives of media and sponsoring companies, as well as the staff of the FA and the Professional League Committee. 

Obaid Saeed Al Shamsi delivered a speech in this occasion expressing the importance of this event. He extended deepest congratulations and blessings to His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai and Their Highnesses Supreme Council Members, the people UAE and sports arena. Al Shamsi also congratulated His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and His Highness Sheikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Honorary President of the UAE Football Association. 

Al Shamsi said, “Celebrating this historic day reflects the patriotism of the citizens and the residents for our beloved and dear country. We, in the Football Association and the Professional League Committee,  wanted to share our loyal people this wonderful joyful moments spreading all over our beloved Emirates, ,which witnessed since the dawn of the union 40 years ago many of the great achievements in various political, economic, social and sports  sectors ". 

He added, “We pledge our wise leadership, headed by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the country - may God bless him - to follow the steps of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder of the UAE . Our country has become in the ranks of the developed countries and being focused by the whole world thanks to that wise policy “.

It is worth mentioning that the ceremony also included variety of traditional parts, poems and national songs. The participants also decorated their chests with the slogan "Spirit of the Union" and the UAE flag.