Buri Club and Muharraq Youth Centre battled to a 4-4 draw in the first group of Fifth Khalid bin Hamad Futsal League for Youth Centres, People with Disabilities and Girls (Khalid 5) being held at Khalifa Sports City Hall in Isa Town.
In the second group, Al Buhair Youth Centre edged out Abusaiba Youth Centre 4-3, while Damistan Youth Centre and Al Qurayya Youth Centre settled for a 3-3 draw. Al Naeem Youth Centre routed East Riffa Youth Centre 5-0.
The organising committee honoured Muharraq’s Mohammed Abdul-Aziz, Al Buhair’s Rashid Al-Rowaiee, Al Qurayya’s Ali Ahmed and Al Naeem’s Ali Hussain as the best players of the day.
Today, eight teams – Al Wusta Youth Centre, Jurdab Youth Centre, Sadad Youth Centre, Jidhafs Youth Centre, Karranah Youth Centre, Al Dair Club, Sakhoora Youth Centre and Aali Club – will play against each other in the fourth and fifth groups.
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Governor of the Northern Governorate Ali bin Abdul-Hussain Al-Asfoor toured the different sections at the venue and attended some matches on Wednesday.
Al-Asfoor praised the initiatives of Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and Honorary President of Bahrain Sports Federation for Disabilities, to embrace the youth of Bahrain and strengthen the social bonds between them.
Shaikh Khalid expressed his appreciation and gratitude to Al-Hawaj Group for its generous support to the tournament.
Shaikh Khalid said having Al-Hawaj Group among the sponsors of Khalid 5 will contribute to the success of the league making it one of the most awaited annual sports events in Bahrain.
On his part, Al-Hawaj Group head Abdul-Wahab Al-Hawaj said the group is proud to sponsor the league and that it appreciates the unending support of Shaikh Khalid to the different youth and sports events and activities.
Meanwhile, the second week question of Khalid 5 social media contest was uploaded on the league’s Instagram pages. The question is: Who was the top scorer of last year’s edition of the league?
The draw for the lucky winner will be held on Sunday.