facebooktwittertelegramwhatsapp
copy short urlprintemail
+ A
A -
webmaster

Santhosh Chandran
Doha
QATAR Indian Association (QIA) for Sports and Games has announced the formation of the organising committee for the 2018 edition of its annual QIA Champions League football tournament to be held in association with Qatar Football Association (QFA).
The tournament aims to celebrate the bond between India and Qatar, while also showing the support of Indian expatriates for Qatar's hosting of the FIFA 2022 World Cup.
Noted footballers from India will play for different teams in the tournament scheduled to be held from March 8 to May 4.
Twelve teams representing different clubs and organisations will participate in the 4th edition of the highly competitive tournament. The tournament will be played in a league format with a total of 36 matches.
Apart from Kerala, teams representing Goa, Chennai, West Bengal and Maharashtra are also expected to participate in this year's QIA Champions League.
Members of the tournament committee are EP Abdulrahman (chairman), Safeer (general convener), Jenny Antony (convener - BD), Sheji Valiyakath (convener - finance), Arman, Hamsa, Nihad, Sippy, Hyder Chungathara, Shaheen MP, Jafar Khan, V Abdul Aziz, Saeed Naseer, Basheer TK, Abdulrahman, Riyas, Rafeeq C, Marzooq, Shabeer, Arjun, Safwan, Helmi, Muhsin, Ranjith, Yasir KC, Sathar, Shafeeq Ali, Sadiq C, Shoukath, Aslam, Shareef (facilities), Shamlan, Kabeer CT, Bassam, Fasal, Ahmed (media), Shahbaz, Ramees, Junais, Aksar, Sali, Ibrahimkutty, Rajiv and Abbas.
The opening ceremony is slated to be held on March 9.
copy short url   Copy
10/02/2018
797