The Qatar Cricket Association (QCA) officials visited Ali Bin Abi Talb School and met with schoolchildren and top teaching staff before announcing new coaching classes for the players of the institution.
Manzoor Ahmad, General Secretary, QCA, Malik Nazar Mohamed, Senior Coach and Technical Advisor, and Abdul Salam, the coach, met with school Principal Fahad al-Muslamani, the QCA said. The school’s sports teacher Sameh El Wakil was also present during the meeting. The principal later introduced the school’s boys’ team to the QCA officials.
The coaching classes for the team will be held every Tuesday and Wednesday, QCA officials said. Principal al-Muslamani assured QCA the school’s ‘full co-operation to promote cricket and help the boys’ team give serious attention to the coaching classes’ to be carried out soon. Prior to the selection of the boys’ team, a four-week training period was organised in the school premises and attended by 30 students. The QCA General Secretary informed the principal that the selected 20 boys will be extended coaching by qualified ACC cricket coaches at the Qatar Cricket Academy.
Later, the team will take part in an inter-school cricket tournament. “Transportation will be organised for these boys and the travel schedule will be passed on to all concerned schools ahead of the tournament,” Ahmed said. “I take this opportunity to personally thank the Principal Mr Fahad al-Muslamani and Sports Teacher Mr. Sameh El Wakil for their co-operation and assistance in making coaching programme success in the school,” Ahmed said.
The following students were selected: Talal Hussain Ansari, Mohamed Hassan Abdullah, Mohamed Khalid al-Emadi, Husein Daoud Ali Shaihab, Ali Abdul Rahman al-Soaj, Mashari Walid al-Mashari, Mohamed Ali al-Mulla, Abdul Rahman Mohamed Abdul Majeed, Hamad Abdul Majeed Karim al-Baloshi, Nasir Attaullah al-Baloshi, Mohamed Ali Akber, Abdul Rahman Hakiman, Abdullah Hakiman, Rashid Mohamed, Ilyas Abdul al-Akber, Hamad Abu al-Qasim, Yaser Abdul Hafeez, Mohamed Hussain, Hamad Sameer, Juma Faisal
