(MENAFN- Gulf Times)
By Sports Reporter/Doha
Masraf Al Rayan was crowned champion of the Aspire Banks Tournament after scoring six goals against Commercial Bank in an exciting match between the two sides on Thursday evening. The two teams met for the final of the Aspire Banks Football Tournament organised by Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) at the indoor pitch in Aspire Dome.
AZF Corporate Communications manager Hussain al-Qahtani said: “The great atmosphere at this game and throughout the tournament highlight the success of our efforts to bring different members of the community closer. This tournament gave employees in the banking sector the opportunity to meet their fellow colleagues in the industry and interact with them in a sports setting. The tournament also gave us the chance to help banking employees break away from the daily routine of office work and get onto the pitch for some fitness and activity and we have made every effort to lay on this event for them. We would like to thank all the teams that participated in the tournament and congratulate Masraf Al Rayan for being crowned the winner.”
Commenting on the organisation of the tournament Mohamed Abdul Salam Mursal Financial Controls general manager at Masraf Al Rayan said: “I would like to thank Aspire Zone Foundation for organising this amazing tournament. We are delighted to see employees from Qatar’s banks participating in a competition like this during the Holy Month engaging in healthy activity. We hope that these activities and events continue beyond Ramadan.”
“The competition we faced in reaching the final was very strong and all the participating teams have demonstrated great skill. But as a result of our collective effort and hard work we were able to come out on top. I would like to thank Aspire Zone Foundation for organising this excellent event and look forward to similar such events in the future” Masraf Al Rayan player Mohamed Obaidat said.
Aspire Logistics acting director general Ali al-Fehaida awarded the trophies and medals to both teams.
Thursday also marked the launch of the men’s basketball tournament featuring a total of 12 teams split into four groups. Group A is made up of Al Shaqab Kobayon Express and Avengers. Group B is made up of Cluich Philippines disak and Spurs. Group C consists of Doha Ballars Chevrolet and Batang Aspire. Lucky 7 alwaysyoung and Team Draeh are part of Group D.
On the opening day four games were played. Kobayon Express defeated Al Shaqab Cluich defeated Philippines disak Doha Ballars defeated Chevrolet and Lucky 7 defeated Alwaysyoung.
The men’s volleyball tournament was also launched on Thursday with a total of eight teams split into two groups. Group A is made up of Qatar University Voli Q Qatar Team and Kabayan Express. QPM Palaboys Semaisma and Plu demigods make up Group B.
Four matches were played on the opening day. In the Group A games Voli Q defeated Kabayan express and Qatar University defeated Qatar Team. In Group B Palaboys defeated Plu demigods and QPM defeated Semaisma.
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