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Group News
The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil
may be over, but we will not forget our
very own ‘World Cup’ team. Several
Al Habtoor Group employees donned
their football boots, and showed off
their fancy footwork at the 2014 Dubai
Sports World Corporate Cup, which
In other sports news, the Al Habtoor
Group has extended its support for
one of the UAE’s most loved sports
for a third season in a row! Sultan
Al Habtoor, President, Al Habtoor
Motors, announced the extension of
its sponsorship for the UAE Basketball
Association for the upcoming season
2014/2015 at a press conference held
at the Al Habtoor Group headquarters
on August 5, 2014.
Team Al Habtoor: Recognise any familiar faces?
ran from June 12 - July 11, 2014.
The Al Habtoor Team included Yusef
Shalabi (coach), Atef Mousa (goal
keeper), Mohammed Samir (forward),
Kareem Atef (mid-fielder), Hassan
Makki (defender), and Faisal Bushaikhi
(team administrator).
Our team, which represented ‘Italy’,
made it all the way to the semi-final
against ‘Uruguay’. However, the final
match was won by Dubai Islamic Bank,
which represented ‘Algeria’, after
narrowly defeating Football Center’s
‘Uruguay’ 5-4 on penalties.
World Cup Fever:
Team Al Habtoor
Continued support for
UAE basketball
Results
1
st
Round
Italy vs. England
5-1
Italy vs. Costa Rica
8-1
2
nd
Round
Italy vs. Uruguay
4-3
Italy vs. England
4-1
3
rd
Round
Italy vs. Costa Rica
4-2
Italy vs. Uruguay
1-4
The Group has been supporting the
national basketball association since
2012. The sponsorship will continue
to cover the association's activities,
including meetings, competitions and
general expenses involved in training
the national teams for the 2014/2015
season.
Check out the schedule for upcoming
games at
