Abu Dhabi: The Fifa Club World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) has invited under-12 teams from UAE clubs and academies to compete in the tournament’s mobile roadshow this Saturday.
Skills will be put to the test at the event, to be held opposite gate 29 in Zayed Sports City from 4pm to 6pm.
The roadshow to promote the December 6-16 Club World Cup featuring Real Madrid and six other global champions, will then continue to tour schools, malls and public parks across the country leading up until the start of the tournament.
“Our aim since launching the mobile roadshow back in May is to engage the UAE community in one of the greatest football tournaments on this year’s international calendar,” said LOC tournament director Aref Hamad Al Awani.
“We have seen thousands of participants take part in the mobile roadshow across the UAE and we are delighted to host a selection of the UAE’s budding football stars to compete and test their football skills, in what is set to be an exciting and memorable competition.
“We are committed to promoting an active and healthy lifestyle in the UAE and nothing inspires that more than hosting some of the most prestigious sports events in the world. The Fifa Club World Cup UAE 2017 will see some of the world’s greatest clubs competing and inspiring the next generation of football players here in the UAE,” he added.
Test their skills
Following the Club World Cup’s draw earlier this month, legendary players Ivan Cordoba, Eric Abidal and Mikael Silvestre all visited Dubai Mall to test their skills in a mobile roadshow event, setting the scores ready for other contenders to try and break.
Silvestre said: “When Fifa chooses a host country, it’s because they know that the infrastructure, organisation and fans are of the top level. This tournament is growing, just look at the media attention. It’s growing in the best way. I think there is more out there in football, but this competition means a lot because it’s the winners of the winners, the best of the best. I think the fans in the UAE will be lucky to witness this competition and appreciate all the clubs’ different styles of football.”
