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Sports
Dubai Islamic Bank
(TANMIA)
won the title at the 3rd Al Habtoor
Football Championship at the end of
April. TANMIA defeated the Critical
Infrastructure & Coastal Protection
Authority (CICPA) in a 2-0 victory.
Rustum, playing for TANMIA, scored
the first goal, while the second came
from Mohammad Salem. The event was
held at Emirates International School-
Jumeirah over a two week period
The final match was attended by Khalaf
Ahmad Al Habtoor, Chairman of Al
Habtoor Group; Ali Sayegh, CEO of
TANMIA; Major Abdulla Al Kayali, Fire
Chief at Dubai Airport and Ahmad Al
Habtoor, CEO of Al Habtoor Motors.
3rd Al Habtoor
Football Championship
It attracted large crowds and was
broadcasted live on Dubai Sports,
Sharjah Sports TV, and ‘Decision
Makers’ channel.
Al Habtoor crowned the winning teams:
TANMIA (first position), CICPA (second)
and National Paints (third). Badr Eddine
al-Aouni from CICPA and Ahsan Hareth
Ahmad al Hadari from Diamondlease
were chosen best players of the
Championship, and Said al Kharazi
from National Paints was the top
scorer. Rohan Karana from Emirates
International School-Jumeirah was
selected the best junior player in the
Championship, and Dubai International
was given the ‘Ideal Team Award’
which was received by Major Abdulla
Al Kayali. In an interview with ‘Decision
Makers’, Al Habtoor commended the
Championship, saying to its’ main
purpose is to strengthen the bond
within the corporate community in
the UAE through fair competition and
sportsmanship.
This year’s event saw 14 teams
vying for the trophy - including new
entrants Dubai International Airport,
Dubai Islamic Bank (TANMIA), Dubai
Electricity and Water (DEWA), Skydive
Dubai and National Paints. They
were up against Al Habtoor Motors,
Habtoor Hotels, EIS Jumeirah, EIS
Meadows, Habtoor Leighton, CICPA,
United Team, Top 1 Security and
Diamondlease.
