Qatar futsal team to play friendlies

Qatar futsal team will play two friendlies against Malaysia at Al Wakrah Hall on Friday and Sunday. The friendlies are part of the Qatar’s preparations for the Asian Cup. The Asian Cup will start in November in Bangkok. The Qatari team will hold a training camp in Thailand before the Asian qualifiers, which is set to start on November 12. Qatar, Jordan and Lebanon are in the same group for the Asian qualifiers. The Qatari squad has been training daily at the Qatar SC Hall to prepare for the continental entitlement. Iran won the title last year defeating Uzbekistan 2-1 in the final.New water polo season from October 19Qatar Swimming Association announced the start of the new water polo season 2017-18 on October 19. A meeting was held yesterday under the chairmanship of Khalid Abdullah, member of the association’s board of directors and head of the water polo committee, to discuss the upcoming tournaments for the new sports season. The new season includes two championships, the Qatar Cup and the Qatar Shield. Qatar Water Polo Shield will be played on a one-round league system, while the Qatar Cup will be played on the knock-out basis. The number of participating clubs and the rules and conditions for the championships will be announced later by the Qatar Swimming Association.