Riyadh: To welcome the upcoming World Cup football matches, the Riyadh Indian Football Association (RIFA) and MediaOne are organizing a one-day Fan Cup football tournament. Basheer Chelembra, Saifu Karulai, Abdul Karim Payyanad, Shakeel Tiroorkad and MediaOne marketing manager Hasanul Banna have reported that the matches will be called MediaOne Super Cup 2022.
The matches will be played at the Al-Iskan stadium in Alkharj Road at 21:00 on 17 November. In this exciting cup, eight fan teams representing the countries of Brazil, France, Argentina, England, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Germany and India will compete. More than 100 players registered in ‘RIFA’ will participate in the competition. The players of each team will be called up by their respective team managers through an auction to be held on the 10th of this month.
Executives Ashiq Parappanangadi (England), Nasser Moochikadan (Portugal), Sabir Vazhakad (France), Imtiaz Condotti (Saudi Arabia), Kuttan Babu Manjeri (Brazil), Atif Edapal (Germany), Faisal Pazhoor (Argentina) and Sharif Kalikav (India) .Welcome committee formed for the conduct of the tournament.
Abdul Karim Payyanad (president), Shakeel Thiroorkad (tournament coordinator), Ashraf Kodinji, Ashiq Parappanangadi (media coordination), Nabeel Pazhur (finance), Mansoor Tirur, Faisal Pazhur (auction organization), Nasser Mavoor (food), Ahfan Kondotti (Lights and sounds), Hasan (stage), Bawa Irumbuzhi (ground arrangement), Saifu Karulai (coordination last March), Abdu Kalikao (referee), Anseem and Muhsin (IT department), Shamsu Fudis (local cleaning), Junais Vakkad (drink Water), Shafiq Mansoor Arabia and Abid Lantern (Volunteer Section) are the officials of the committee.
Mediaone sources say this Super Cup was organized to inspire the enthusiasm of players and football fans at the World Cup, as well as to anticipate a major tournament to be held in the coming years, with jerseys and other technical preparations for all teams continuing. Organizers said this one-day football fair will be a new chapter in Riyadh’s expat football history.
