Al Ain Club announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Fatima Bint Mubarak Academy for Women's Sports, according to which women's football has been included in the list of sports in the club through the establishment of the first team next to the teams under the age of 12, 14 and 16. Tahnoun bin Mohammed in «Qattara», in preparation for the local championships scheduled starting in November next.

A memorandum of understanding was signed during a press conference held yesterday morning at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in the presence of Al Ain Sports Club President Khamis Obaid Al Kaabi, the technical director of the Women's Football Committee Houria Tahiri, the representative of the Football Association Abdullah Hassan, and the representative of the Fatima Bent Academy. Mubarak for women's sports Fatima Al Ameri, along with a number of players Al Ain team.

The agreement aims to give football talent women the opportunity to practice football, and that the club will participate in local and international tournaments, in addition to giving women's sport the attention it deserves in light of the unlimited support given by Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, President of the General Women's Union and President of the Supreme Motherhood Council She is the supreme childhood leader of the Family Development Foundation, or mother of the Emirates, and her constant encouragement to Emirati women in various fields.

Khamis Obaid Al Kaabi, Chairman of Al Ain Sports Club, said at the press conference that the agreement aims to support women's football in Al Ain city to cope with the successes achieved by the club in other activities, led by jujitsu, bow and arrow and swimming. He stressed that Al Ain Sports Club Company will be the supervisor of women's football in Al Ain Club, and that the official training and matches will be held at Tahnoon Bin Mohammed Stadium in Qattara, and that all sectors of society are open to join the teams that have been created.

Al Kaabi added: “The first women's team has been formally formed, along with the under-12, 14 and 16 teams. Al Ain has a large base of mathematics.

For his part, the representative of the Football Association Abdullah Hassan, revealed the full cooperation between the Football Association and the Ministry of Education in order to spread women's football in the country, and held several workshops, and the Football Association hosted some competitions and training courses for coaches, most recently on obtaining Training license «C».

Abdullah Al Hassan said that the announcement of Al Ain Club, which is home to football in the UAE, to establish a women's football team is a big leap for this activity. He said in his speech: «Al Ain Club has always been a race for such initiatives, a step calculated for the club, and we wish him success in his expected contributions».

For her part, Houria Taheri confirmed at the press conference that Al Ain not only started the Sunni stages team, but also created the first team that will participate in the competition of the first category. "This is certainly a success in itself, and a good step," she said.

She said that the agreement is just the beginning of signing other agreements with clubs, and that it is a working charter through which the two parties seek to achieve permanent cooperation through the unification of the objectives they seek to achieve and develop, pointing out that the actual implementation of the agreement will start immediately, so that joint programs are established and start working.

Fatima Al Ameri: A big step

Fatima Al-Amri, the representative of Fatima Bint Mubarak Academy for Women's Sports, described Al Ain Club's announcement of establishing a women's team as a big step. “It is a big step for women sports, especially since Al Ain has a great reputation in the UAE, the Gulf region, the Arab world, the Asian continent and the world,” she said.

She added: “The presence of women's teams in Al Ain gives us a great motivation to work and will increase the number of practices of the game, as it is a great opportunity for all women in Al Ain to join the team.