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The AFC delegation visits professional League Committee; Al Ain and Dubai Clubs

Abdulla Naser Al Junaibi Vice Chairman of the Professional League Committee, Chairman of the Technical Committee received the AFC delegation who is currently paying a visit to the professional league clubs during the period from 4 to 10 of October. The delegation includes Maksat Cklishimamatov Development Manager in the management of professional football in the AFC, Haoming Chen, Marketing Manager, Steve Kim, media & comunication manager in addition to the administrative Avazbek Berdeklov in the management of competitions in the AFC. The meeting was attended by Dr. Khalid Mohammad Abdullah and Khalid Al Fahim, members of the Board of Directors of the Committee along with Anas Bukhash, Chief Operations Officer of the Committee.

Abdulla Naser Al Junaibi welcomed the visiting delegation, welcoming them in his speech he delivered at the outset of the meeting on behalf of His Highness Sheikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Honorary President of the UAE Football Association, HE Mohammad Khalfan Al Rumaithi, President of the UAE Football Association and HE Saeed Abdul Ghaffar Chairman of the Professional League Committee.

Al Junaibi said, "I hope that you achieve the goals of this visit paid to the professional league clubs, and in UAE, we aim to take the first rank at the level of the Asian ranking in the game of football."

On the other hand the delegation visited Tahnoun Bin Mohammed Stadium at Al Qattara in Al Ain Club and Dubai Club in Al Aweer, and listened to a full explanation of all matters related to marketing, media, and the organization of the games.

The AFC delegation will visit on Wednesday the Emirates Club in Ras Al Khaimah at 09:30 am, in addition to Ajman club at 04:15 pm.

During these multiple visits to the professional clubs in UAE, several matters will be discussed related to the organization of the games, technical standards required, in addition to fans attendance and all issues related to marketing and media in the 12 clubs. The AFC delegation also discussed in the meeting various matters related to logistics of hotels, Internet, transportation, communications and all matters concerning the organization of the AFC Champions League matches next year.

It is worth mentioning that the AFC had begun the inspection visits in the Asian countries since last February, which will end in the mid of this month.