Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al-Nuaimi won the position of President of the Football Association by acclamation of the new electoral cycle 2020-2024, after yesterday, the Football Association closed the door to run for the position, without anyone competing with him, knowing that the Football Association elections will be held on March 12 to elect the members of the Board of Directors .
“The committee confirmed the integrity of the documents submitted by Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al-Nuaimi, the candidate for the post of president, and no other candidate for the position came forward after closing the candidacy door at the prescribed time,” said the head of the committee overseeing the Football Association’s election, Counselor Salem Bahyan Al-Amri. And it is five o'clock yesterday evening, which is the last date for the official working day of the Football Association, and thus he became a winner of the position by acclamation, and that the Committee wishes him success in the presidency of the Federation ».
Al-Amri added: "A circular will be sent to the relevant clubs to inform them of the procedures for the candidate for the post of president of the federation."
He added, "The Election Committee has set the third of next February as a deadline to challenge the papers of the presidential candidate, according to the procedures followed, based on the electoral list for the Football Association."
He pointed out that the next step in the electoral process is related to opening the door to run for membership in the Board of Directors from the fourth of next month to the 13th of it. Salem Bahyan Al-Amiri added, "The election committee has set a timetable for the electoral process, to be completed before March 12, so that this will be the date for the announcement of the new board of directors."
Rashid bin Humaid: The most expensive tournament
Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi confirmed that the President’s Cup championship is one of the most important football tournaments and sports activities in the country, and it constitutes one of the most prominent sporting and social activities in the country that fascinates the world with its achievements, progress and honorable positions in all issues.
He said in a statement yesterday: "The most expensive tournament has extensive local and foreign media coverage, and the Football Association puts all its capabilities into making the 2020 edition distinctive in every detail."
The draw for the cup ... a fiery confrontation between Al Ain and Al Wass to
The draw for the President’s Cup, which was withdrawn yesterday at the InterContinental Festival City Hotel in Dubai, caused Al Ain to face a heavy caliber confrontation with Al Wasl, while Al Ahly youth meet with Baniyas, Sharjah with Union Kalba, and the island faces its counterpart Al Dhafra, while Al Ain match With Al-Wasl the most prominent in the confrontations of the next round, as it is considered a revenge between the two teams, after Al-Wasl defeated Al-Ain in the same competition in the last season 5-3, and climbed at his expense to the quarter-finals in the championship.
On the other hand, the draw for the semi-final round was withdrawn, as the winner from the Union of Kalba and Sharjah match with the winner from the Al-Wasl match, while the winner from the Bani Yas and Shabab Al-Ahly match, with the winner from the Al-Jazirah and Al-Dhafra match.
It is decided to hold the quarter-final matches on February 21 and 22, while the semi-final matches will be held on the ninth of next March, while the final match is expected to be held on the 18 or 19 of next March.
Sharjah fined 80 thousand dirhams
The Discipline Committee in the Football Association decided, during its meeting yesterday at the Federation’s headquarters in Dubai, headed by Counselor Saeed Al-Houti, to charge Sharjah Club 80 thousand dirhams, after a number of its fans after its team match with its youth hosts in the 13th round of the Arab Gulf League, destroyed second-class seats To the stadium.
The committee also punished the manager of the Sharjah team, Abdulaziz Mohammed, by fining him 10,000 dirhams, because of statements that the committee considered offensive to the match referee, Adel Al-Naqbi. The committee also fined the player Baniyas John Tibar 50 thousand dirhams, and suspended one match, for assaulting a player from victory without a ball during the last two teams in the league.
The Vice-Chairman of the Committee, spokesperson, Counselor Hamdan Al-Zyoudi, said in a press statement after the meeting: “The penalty that was taken against the Sharjah Club came after the committee was informed of a report submitted by the match observer, supported by a video clip, that revealed the extent of the damage suffered by seats in the Rashid Stadium in Dubai. By a number of Sharjah club fans. ”
Draw the cup quarter-finals
Al Ain - Al Wasl
Al Ahly Youth - Baniyas
Sharjah - Kalba Union
Al-Jazeera - Al Dhafra
- Opening the door to run for membership in the Board of Directors on the fourth of next month until the 13th of it.