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Qatar to face South Korea in friendly on November 17

Doha, 15 October 2020 - Asian champions Qatar will meet Korea Republic in an international friendly match on the 17th of November in Austria. The venue of the match will be decided later, Qatar Football Association (QFA) has announced. The match comes within the framework of the team’s preparations for the upcoming events and wi

14 Oct

Al Wakrah 3 Al Duhail 1

Doha, 14 October 2020 - Al Wakrah notched up their second victory in the 2020-21 season Ooredoo Cup when they beat Al Duhail 3-1 in Round 3 (Group A) at the Al Duhail Stadium on Tuesday. Omar Ali (23rd and 68th minutes) and Ousmane Coulibaly (64th minute) scored for the winners. Abdulrahman Moustafa scored Al Duhail’s goal in the

14 Oct

Ooredoo Cup Round 3: Qatar SC 0 Al Khor 2

Doha, 14 October 2020 - Al Khor defeated Qatar SC 2-0 in Round 3 (Group A) of the 2020-21 season Ooredoo Cup at the Al Arabi Stadium. Ahmed Al Mohannadi (72nd minute) and new recruit Yuki Kobayashi (81st minute) scored the goals as Al Khor moved on to six points with their second victory. The Knights had begun their campaign in great style

14 Oct

Ooredoo Cup Round 3 - Al Sailiya 4 Al Sadd 4

Doha, 14 October 2020 - Al Sailiya and Al Sadd played out a dramatic 4-4 draw in Round 3 (Group A) of the 2020-21 season Ooredoo Cup at the Al Duhail Stadium. Striker Tiago Bezerra led Al Sailiya’s charge with a hat-trick (58th-min penalty, 74th and 78th-min-penalty). Mohanad Ali was their other scorer (72nd minute). Rami Sohail (13t

13 Oct

QOC celebrates one year anniversary of ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019

Doha, 13 October 2020 - The Qatar Olympic Committee has celebrated the one year anniversary of the ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019, which saw Doha welcome over 1,200 athletes from 97 NOCs for the first ever global festival of beach, water and action sports. Qatar planned and delivered the Games in just four months after stepping in follow

13 Oct

Qatar to host 2021 GCC Aquatics Championships

Doha, 13 October 2020 - The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Swimming organizing committee decided to delay tournaments scheduled for 2020 to 2021, as a result the State of Qatar will host the 28th aquatics championships next August. The committee indicated that the 16th swimming championship in the short course will be held next February, pr

13 Oct

Qatar Sports Club triumph a third successive time

Doha, 13 October 2020 - Qatar Sports Club (QSC) won their third successive HH The Amir Cup table tennis title scoring a 3-1 victory over Al Sadd in the finals played at the Abdullah Bin Suhaim Hall.The winners took home the trophy as well as a cash award of QR100,000, while runners-up Al Sadd received QR60,000.After the finals at the Qatar S

13 Oct

Ghana beat Qatar in friendly

Antalya, 13 October 2020 -Ghana defeated Qatar 5-1 in a friendly match on Monday at the Mardan Sports Complex in Antalya, Turkey. Fosu opened the scoring for Ghana in the 22nd minute, Owusu added the second in the 65th minute, Ayew scored a brace in the 63rd and 83rd minutes, and Ekuban netted for the Black Stars in the 87th minute. Almoez Ali

12 Oct

QFA and ASEAN Football Federation launch Digital Learning Series

Doha, 12 October 2020 - Qatar Football Association (QFA) and the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) are launching an online capacity building series that will focus on football development in the 12-member country ASEAN region. The program is in the framework of a Memorandum of Understanding signed by QFA and AFF in 2019 and is developed and de

12 Oct

Generation Amazing marks six months of engaging worldwide audience through online sessions

Doha, 12 October 2020 - Generation Amazing will mark six months of GA Live this week. The online football for development series was launched to engage and inspire youth across the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since April, the sessions have attracted more than 150,000 viewers and reached more than 20 million people via the #G

12 Oct

QFA launches new jersey for Qatar Football National Team

Doha, 12 October 2020 - Qatar Football Association (QFA) has launched the new jersey for Qatar Football National Team and it will be the official kit for the team in all future competitions. The new Home and Away collection fuses traditional colours with the latest Nike innovations to create a sophisticated and modern look. The focal point

12 Oct

Al Rayyan Stadium achieves prestigious sustainability ratings

Doha, 12 October 2020 - Al Rayyan Stadium has been highly commended for its sustainability features by the Gulf Organisation for Research & Development (GORD).The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament venue achieved excellent sustainability ratings for its design, construction, management and energy efficiency in line with the Global Sust

11 Oct

AFC thanks Qatar for hosting Champions League (East)

Kuala Lumpur, 11 October 2020 - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has expressed its appreciation for the Qatari football association's support in ensuring the success of the 2020 AFC Champions League.Qatar Football Association (QFA) announced earlier today that it will host the AFC Champions League (East). The competition will have 16 teams

11 Oct

Nasser Al-Attiyah wins Andalucia Rally in Spain

Villamartin/Spain, 11 October 2020 - Qatar's Champion Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah finished first in Toyota Hilux in the inaugural Andalucia Rally in southern Spain today. Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and French co-driver Matthieu Baumel won the super special and the second and third stages in the rally, Andalusia Desert Rally, which was held over a

11 Oct

Qatar football team arrives in Turkey for Ghana friendly

Antalia/ Turkey, 11 October 2020 - The Qatar national football team arrived in Antalya, Turkey on Saturday ahead of their friendly clash with African giants Ghana on Monday. The match will serve as preparation for the 2023 Asian Cup/2022 World Cup joint qualifiers, which were originally slotted for this year but were postponed to 2021 due to the

11 Oct

SC prioritises mental health wellbeing

Doha, 11 October 2020 - The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has reaffirmed its commitment to mental health wellbeing among its workforce to mark this year’s World Mental Health Day (WMHD). Promoted by the World Health Organization, the WMHD is held on October 10 each year and aims to raise awareness of mental

08 Oct

Qatar national team prepares for Ghana friendly

Antalya/Turkey, 8 October 2020 - The Qatar national football team is continuing its intensive preparations for the international friendly match against Ghana to be played on Monday in Antalya, Turkey, as part of their preparation programme for the joint Asian qualifiers for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in China and the 2022 World Cup.Qatar coach Felix

08 Oct

Katara prepares to launch first edition of International Arabian Horse Festival in Feb 2021

Doha, 8 October 2020 - The Cultural Village Foundation Katara has signed a cooperation agreement with the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) to host the Qatar International Arabian Horse Championship, as one of many events of the Katara International Horse Festival, which will be held in February 2021.“Katara intends to launch the