‘Welcome to Aspire’ football tourney

Al Andalus were crowned champions of the ‘Welcome to Aspire’ Ramadan football tournament, after defeating Stars of Doha, in the final on Wednesday evening.

Stars of Doha came second and Al Wadi were placed third.

The top three winning teams won the gold, silver, and bronze medals. The medals were presented by Philip Templer, deputy director general, Aspire Logistics - a member of the Aspire Zone Foundation, Nasser Shahbic, Tournament Manager, and Wolfgang, acting facilities and events manager at Aspire Logistics.

Abdullah al-Khater, head of sports and events at Aspire Logistics, also presented the referees and members of the organising committee with awards, in recognition of their contribution and dedication to ensuring the tournament’s success.

Templer said: “We have witnessed great involvement from different groups of the community during the ‘Welcome to Aspire’ event.

While expressing satisfaction at the success of the tournament Shahbic thanked president of Aspire Zone Foundation Hilal al-Kuwari and director general of Aspire Logistics Abdulaziz al-Mahmoud for their continuous support for the event.

While congratulating the teams, Shahbic assured all support to the future tournaments and competitions to be organised by Aspire Zone Foundation throughout the year.

The first ‘Welcome to Aspire’ Beach Soccer tournament involving eight teams was held at the Sports City. The teams were divided into two groups.

Aspeter defeated Al Azizya 7-3, Muaithar triumphed over Al Raheeb 4-2 and Al Gharrafa downed Al Rayan 3-0 in some of the important matches.

Also, with the support of the Qatar Volleyball Association, a ladies volleyball tournament is also being held. Eight teams are taking part and matches will get over tonight.