The Qatar Volleyball Association’s inaugural Communities League began last Friday at the Qatar Sports Club with Nepal defeating Lebanon 25-22, 25-23 in the lung-opener. Sudan beat India 25-22, 23-25, 15-12 and Philippines rallied past Pakistan 25-22, 22-25, 16-14 in the other matches. Nine teams from the different expatriate communities are competing in the League which is expected to go on till March next year. Earlier the League was formally inaugurated in the presence of QVA General Secretary Faraj Muftah Al Abdullah, Treasurer Yousef Kano, Technical Director Hussein Imam Ali as well as Head of Missions from various Embassies. The participating communities in the League include Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Lebanon, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and Sudan. A sizeable crowd from the
different communities witnessed the colourful opening ceremony. Around 200 players have registered for the League which is a joint venture of QVA and Volleyball Officiating Club of Qatar, which is a group of sports loving Filipino expatriate workers in Qatar.
Matches will be held at Qatar Sports Club till the end of Ramadan with the remaining matches scheduled to be held at QVA courts.
