Trade bodies join hands to host football tourney

The German Industry and Commerce Office Qatar (AHK) and the Qatar-Germany Partnership (QGP) have joined hands to host a football tournament to mark National Sport Day.The tournament, which has Nasser Bin Khaled (NBK) as the main sponsor, will take place at the Al Sadd Sports Club on February 10.The event will include 16 teams, made up of 120 players who represent the local and German companies in Qatar.Sheikh Nawaf Bin Nasser al-Thani, chairman and CEO of NBK, said: “Sport is an important pillar in the implementation of the Qatar National Vision 2030, through building a healthy society away from harmful habits.”Sheikh Nawaf bin Nasser also commented on the importance of scheduling a sport day, exclusively for the Qatar residents to participate in different events, which he said confirms the pursuit of HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in the founding of a society based on healthy youth.Dr Peter Goepfrich, CEO, German Industry and Commerce Office, expressed his appreciation at NBK’s support for the tournament.