ABU DHABI, The football team from the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) won third place in the Corporate World Cup, which ended early this week in Dubai.
SEHA, and teams from 16 companies representing countries from around the world, participated in a first-of-its-kind experience at an Emirati company level in this international forum.
The SEHA team had a loss-free outcome throughout the World Cup Championship, as it started by defeating the Bank of the Republic of Mali by three goals to two, then beat the Swiss Vitol Group team by seven goals to two and concluded the group stage by defeating the Omani “Oxy” team by three goals to two goals, and deservedly topped the group.
In the quarterfinals, SEHA won 3-0 against the English team, PricewaterhouseCoopers. The SEHA team then tied 2-2 with Omani “Oxy”, followed by a penalty shootout during which SEHA’s goalkeeper Khalifa Mohammed was injured. The UAE representatives concluded their World Cup career by defeating Jordan’s “National Paint” two to one.
In terms of individual awards, Khalifa Mohamed won the award for the Best Goalkeeper of the tournament, and Mohamed Medhat was also crowned the Best Player, and the Second-best Scorer in the World Championship.
Saeed Jaber Al-Kuwaiti, CEO of SEHA, expressed his happiness with the honourable achievement of the SEHA team in this global forum. He stressed that the team reflected the distinctive image of Emirati companies, which aim to participate in such international events to present an honourable image of the United Arab Emirates in all fields. Such a participation also serves to open lines of communication with global counterparts that participated in the tournament.
Source: Emirates News Agency