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Agreement on establishment of Anderlecht Academy in Kuwait signed

Former Egyptian footballer Ahmed Hassan has signed an agreement on the establishment of Anderlecht Soccer Academy in Kuwait.

Present at the signing ceremony were Al-Nahar Royal General Manager Amr Hendi, member of the Egyptian Football Association and former footballer Majdi Abdulghani and member of Board of Directors in Presentation Company Ibrahim Al-Tahawi.

Hassan said, “It is my honor to be in Kuwait to sign an

Officials and players pose for a group photo after the signing of the agreement. agreement that aims to search for talented to train and educate them. Due to my good relations with the Belgian team — Anderlecht, I managed to acquire the right to establish a number of football academies in the Middle East and many academies in Egypt.” He affirmed that negotiations were smooth and everything were arranged with Kuwaiti friends through Al-Talhawi within a short period.

On the other hand, Abdulghani said Kuwait was the first Arabian country to lift the sports ban on Egypt when in 1983, the late Fahd Al-Ahmed invited the Egyptian National Team to play a friendly football match in Kuwait and then the team received a number of similar invitations from other Arab countries.

Abdulghani thanked Allah that the Egyptian Football Team managed to join the World Cup 2018 in Russia, hoping the team will reach the 16th round of the international competition.

Amr Hendi pointed out the academy’s objective is to teach football and provide players with good education. He revealed that he witnessed a number of negative issues in several football academies in Kuwait, so he decided to establish a new academy where such issues will be avoided.

He added the academy is keen on contracting with efficient trainers through the agreement with Salmiya Sports Club.