GFF holds key meeting at Doha headquarters

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Wednesday, July 13th 2016 06:23 PM

DOHA: The Gulf Football Federation (GFF) held a key meeting under the chairmanship of Secretary General Jassim Al Rumaihi. During the meeting, matters relating to Marketing and Competition Committees were discussed in detail. At a previous meeting, the formation of legal, finance and other football-related committees were elaborately discussed. The previous meeting was headed by GFF President HE Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani who is also the chief of the Qatar Football Association (QFA). Mansoor Ansari, Ahmed Abdul Aziz Al Buainain, Ahmed Al-Harami and Abdul Rahman Abdo are four new Qatari football officials inducted into the GFF fold holding various portfolios, details showed on Wednesday. Other regional officials assigned new tasks include Hamid Al-Shaibani, Tariq Ahmed, Abdullah Hayani and Mohammed Al Newaiser. Al Rumaihi said a lot of work still remains for the body to work smoothly. He said a number of key decisions will be made in the coming meetings that will be held frequently. He said committee heads will form their teams and submit periodical reports to the Executive Committee of the GFF. He said the Executive Committee of GFF will provide every assistance to the concerned committees. Al Rumaihi said the new office-bearers are seasoned hands, knowing their roles well. A series of GFF meetings have been held in April and May this year.