Khaleej Times

UAE to see du Talents expand scouting programme

- KT Report

dubai — The du Football Champions in partnershi­p with LaLiga has been growing in stature with each passing year.

Running successful­ly in its fourth season the du Football Champions, the internatio­nal scouting platform, officially launched the unveiling of du Talents, the Middle East’s first sports tech scouting platform.

The announceme­nt was made at a press conference at GITEX on Wednesday.

The launch of du Talents will expand scouting to all talents in the UAE and extend the reach of du Football Champions, which has attracted over 21,500 players in its first three years, all hoping for a chance to be selected for du La Liga High Performanc­e Centre, their first step towards football stardom.

The first of its kind in the Middle East, du Talents is a digital scouting platform for football talent of all ages, enabling young football players to upload their profiles and highlights of their skills and communicat­e directly with coaches, which increases their exposure and opportunit­ies for scouting.

Ahmed ‘Mido’ Hossam, former Celta Vigo player, said: “duFC and du Talents are an amazing opportunit­y for any young talented football player. Being able to play with a LaLiga club is an unforgetta­ble experience and I encourage you all to participat­e in the tournament and sign up for du Talents and du Sports. The exposure it provides and LaLiga’s developmen­t centre are a huge advantage to any player wanting to pursue a football career.”

Also speaking at the press conference, Osman Sultan, du CEO said, “Today, we launched du Talents, the Middle East’s only sports tech scouting platform, aligned with our commitment to produce tomorrow’s champions today.

“This launch also reflects du’s leadership in harnessing technology and innovation to develop and connect talent in the digital age with this disruptive digital platform. du Talents also enables us to extend the highly successful duFC scouting platform we launched 4 years ago, in partnershi­p with LaLiga, into an integrated, comprehens­ive and sustainabl­e talent ecosystem.”

 ?? Photo by Dhes Handumon ?? Hazem Emmam, former Egypt captain, and Ahmed Hossam, former Celta Vigo player, during the launch of du Football Champions at the Gitex Technology Week 2018. —
Photo by Dhes Handumon Hazem Emmam, former Egypt captain, and Ahmed Hossam, former Celta Vigo player, during the launch of du Football Champions at the Gitex Technology Week 2018. —

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