DOHA: The Qatar Football Association (QFA) with support of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have launched a coaching clinic for goalkeepers. The clinic kicked off on February 1. QFA said the course ends on February 9. Fitness trainers and goalkeepers from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are also participating in the clinic. The first session was opened by QFA official Younis Ahmed who welcomed the participants with a short speech. He said such clinics would be scheduled in the future also to help goalkeepers fine-tune their fitness and performances for club and country. AFC officials also lauded the QFA initiative, saying modern-day football players including goalkeepers needed to pick up the right trends in professional sport from an early age.