Dubai prepares for unique football congress

Two-day Ecosep and Fifa Football Medicine Update to be held on December 9-10

Organisers of the Fifth Congress of the European College of Sports and Exercise Physicians (Ecosep) and Fifa Football Medicine Update are pleased with the huge response the event has generated.

The fifth edition of the twoday event will be held at the Mohammad Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU), bringing together some of the top sports health care professionals from across the world on December 9-10. Sami Al Qamzi, the director general of Dubai Economy and chairman of the Fifa Medical Centre of Excellence Dubai, is the chairman of the organising committee.

Held under the patronage of Shaikh Mansour Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the event has attracted an outstanding group of speakers from across the globe that will cover a range of topics within sports medicine and related fields. Organised by the specialised Fifa Medical Committee in coordination with the UAE Football Association, MBRU and the Barcelona Innovation Hub, participants stand to gain from the latest research and updates shared during the event as well as the vast opportunities provided for comprehensive learning in diverse disciplines of sports medicine, in addition to panel discussions, refresher courses and workshops.

Many professionals

“We are expecting nearly 500 professionals from all over for the event,” Dr Mourad Ghrairi, the chief medical officer of the Fifa Medical Centre of Excellence Dubai told Gulf News.

“We’ve received confirmation from team physicians of top clubs including Chelsea, Lyon, Barcelona and Real Madrid, who are all members of this organisation (Ecosep). Last year, it was held at the Camp Nou and this is the first time that they have agreed to have this annual event outside of Europe.”

The sessions will focus primarily on future challenges of team physicians.