DOHA: The draws of Tembah tournament, a schools event which is part of Darb Al Saai annual celebrations, was held on Monday at the Qatar Women's Sports Committee in the presence of representatives of the Qatar Football Association (QFA). The tournament, sponsored by QFA and the Koora Time Initiative, will be held from December 13 to 17 featuring 16 schools. The matches will be played in morning and evening sessions, organisers said. The main objective of the organization is to promote the culture of football among young people and to encourage them to follow healthy habits through exercise and physical activities. It is one of the most important objectives of the QFA as it goes about bringing together various communities living in the country. The event is expressly promoted by Koora Time Initiative also. The competition will be divided into two categories, with two groups in each category. The third and fourth grade students will be from the following schools: Faisal International Private Schools, Saad Bin Abi Waqas Model Boys School, Al Muthanna Bin Haritha Model Boys School and Ali Bin Abdullah Model Boys School. The second group includes Saud Bin Abdulrahman Model Boys School, Malik bin Anas Model Boys School, Umm Salal Mohammed Model Boys School and Newton British School. For the fifth and sixth grade students, the following schools will be included: Al Fursan Private Schools, Al Furqan Primary School for Boys, Qatar Primary Boys and Royal International School. The second group consists of Maaz Bin Jabal Primary School for Boys, Modern English School (Al Wakra Branch) Abdullah bin Rawahah Primary School for Boys and Grass International School. "It feels great to renew our participation in the Qatar National Day (QND) celebrations. We encourage the local communities to feature wholeheartedly in this event," an official said on Monday. Historically Temba is the ancient name of football in Qatar. It was practiced on turf patches both in Qatar and around the Gulf region. The Qatar National Day falls on December 18, a public holiday in the entire country.