The President of the Professional Association, Abdullah Nasser Al Junaibi, said that the announcement of the UAE Professional Association with its new name, new slogans for it and the competitions that it organizes, will not only be changes in names, but it will carry great development for the UAE football in the coming years.
"Our career is moving forward for the better. Our new identity is not just a slogan, but a title for quality and development," he said. The basic idea of the publicity process is to have its legal personality and to be independent in terms of administrative and financial matters, which existed in the past.
The Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world, witnessed a distinctive display of the emblem of the UAE Professional League and its competitions, as well as the slogans of the 14 professional clubs, following the launch of the new identity of the Association at an impressive ceremony held at the Armani Hotel in Dubai on the evening of yesterday.
Al Junaibi added: “We always emphasize that the Association and the Football Association are complementary to each other, and strive for the best, as the real goal is to establish an institutional entity with a personality and has different side works, and working with the Football Association to develop the UAE Football, as we will continue to complete the efforts of the founders, Previous boards of directors, constituent committees, clubs, our partners, sponsors, media and the public. ”
He added: «Excellence and creativity are not slogans we repeat, but the basis and foundations and a road map drawn by the wise leadership in all areas, to be the state always in the first place, and thanks to its keen to promote the sports sector, the work came to move from the Professional League Committee, to the UAE Professional Association , Not just to change the name. ”
Al-Junaibi reiterated his loyalty to the wise leadership supporting the sports sector, stressing that the new identity will be a title for quality and development. It now carries new slogans in line with the modern artistic and technological development witnessed by the UAE, always leading the way in excellence and creativity. "We are also bringing new programs and projects to further develop football in the country."
The event was attended by the President of the Football Association Marwan Bin Ghalita, the Director of the Arab Clubs Championship Talal Al-Sheikh, the Director of the Competitions and Events Department of the Asian Football Confederation, Shane Mangel, the heads of the professional football companies and the representatives of the councils. The attendees praised the good organization of the Association of Professionals and the paragraphs that were organized during the ceremony, most notably the allocation of seats for a number of youth, to attend this historic event, which D new shift in the history of UAE football.
Talal Al-Sheikh: The product of the Association of Professionals will appear in 15 years
The manager of the Mohammed VI Cup of Champions Championship, Saudi Talal Al-Sheikh, praised the step of the announcement of the UAE Professional League in its new form, stressing that it will pay off in the coming years, because of the plans set by the League, and will affect the march of the UAE in a period of up to 15 years.
Al-Sheikh said in a press statement, that: «happy to be in my second country, beloved Emirates, certainly follow the work of the Football Association and the Association of Professionals, for more than a year, there are future plans, and it is rare to get this work and there are long-term plans And we miss that in the Arab countries ».
He added: «What I saw from the plan presented by the UAE Professional Association, before the end of last season, there is a plan to build football on a solid basis, as it is an industry depends on the physical and technical, and mental and muscular composition of the player, if not planned for the next 10 or 15 years "The result of the work will be competition once, and failure again, so we salute the workers for this mighty work, which may not see those who are currently in their jobs result."
Marwan bin Ghalita: The beginning bodes well
The President of the Football Association, Marwan bin Ghalita, praised the celebration of the announcement of the UAE Professional League, stressing that the beginning augurs well for the future of the UAE in the coming years.
“We thank the wise leadership for their support of sports and athletes. We are facing a new step in the development of the UAE football,” he said. The goal we are seeking is for the UAE to have a high profile that is worthy of its name and reputation. ”
"The real purpose is to establish an institutional entity with a personality and has different side businesses, working with the Football Association to develop the UAE ball."