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20.02.2022 7:08 in :

DOHA: Ahmed Abdel Aziz Al Buainain, member of the Executive Committee of the Qatar Football Association (QFA) and the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF), chaired the meeting of the Development Committee of the West Asian Football Federation, which was held through the visual communication technology.

The committee approved the strategy for workshops, social responsibility programs and child protection programs for 2022.

The meeting was attended by Vice President Khaled Al Shammari (Kuwait) and members: Haroon Al-Bartmani (Oman), Khalfan Belhoul (UAE), and Dr Wissam Asliwa (Iraq).

Al-Buainain stressed during his speech that the West Asian Football Federation is taking critical steps in the field of development through its keenness to implement many training and educational workshops that reflect positively on the civil federations and cadres working in its various fields, as well as on its role in the multiple sectors and its activities.

He praised the agreements and partnerships that strengthen the concepts of child protection.

On the other hand, Secretary-General of the West Asian Football Federation, Khalil Al-Salem, said 2022 would witness more work on the development sector since the past year has been spent implementing strategies.

In turn, Orouba Al-Hussaini, Director of Administrative Affairs, reviewed the workshops held that discussed various topics. They specialized in preparing matches’ coordinators from the administrative, media and security sides, developing referees at all levels.

In addition, the committee was briefed by Bana Al-Bitar, responsible for child protection in WAFF, on the latest developments regarding the agreement with the Right to Play Organization, to prepare a booklet on the rights of the Asian child, and to activate the ruling body’s role in activating it.

The committee also reviewed the WAFF’s handbook on combating match-fixing in cooperation with Sports Radar, which was circulated to member federations, in addition to publishing it on the official websites.