Abu Dhabi Airports Company announced yesterday the Abu Dhabi International Airport Ramadan Football tournament for its subsidiaries and stakeholders. The tournament will run from the 15th till the 31st of August. 16 teams of eight players will compete for first place which will be held at the stadium of Ports and Airports Security Police Department at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
The teams include: the Presidential Flight, Customs, Ports & Airports Security Police Department, Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways, Royal Jet, and Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies, SCADIA, as well as teams from ADAC and its subsidiaries.
The winning team will receive the first prize of AED 15,000, while teams that will fall in the second and third places will receive AED 10,000 and AED 5,000 respectively. Medals will also be distributed to various players and there will be special prizes for the best goalkeeper and the Scorer of the tournament.
Mr. James E. Bennett, chief executive officer of ADAC made the draw yesterday in the attendance of representatives from the teams to identify groups and games’ schedule. The draw identified the first game on 15th August to be between SCADIA team and ADAC’s Fire Fighters team, with the quarter final to take place on 25th, semi final on 29th, and the final game will be on 31st August.
ADAC had organized similar games for its employees alone during Ramadan in the last two years, however, this year the company decided to invite participants from all of its subsidiaries and stakeholders from Airline companies and government agencies to join this tournament for the first time. This initiative is part of ADAC’s commitment to strengthening cooperation among its industry partners to promote better collaboration and subsequently higher level of service quality.
Staff and their families from all playing companies will be welcomed at the football field to come and enjoy watching the game live within an air conditioned tent with food and beverages served throughout the games. Fans will be able to check the game schedule, scores and the location map on the ADAC website.
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