ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, April 21st 2014 [ME NewsWire]

As part of the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters’ sports program organized by the Strategy and Performance Development Department, the 12th Futsal Tournament kicked off yesterday evening at Aisha Bint Abi Baker Secondary School. The tournament will continue until May 15th.  

Inaugurated by Captain Jamal Al Saadi, National Teams and Competitions Branch Manager at the Strategy and Performance Development Department, the tournament features the participation of 16 teams from the Abu Dhabi Police’s departments. During the first day of the tournament six matches took place, where the Operations team won against the Diwan team 9/0; the Emergency team won against the Police Schools 4/0; and the Community Police Department team defeated the Transport Police 9/1.

Captain Al Saadi indicated that the tournament highlights the Strategy and Performance Development Department’s commitment to organize a variety of sport championships and competitions to achieve wider participation of all categories of police staff members, as football attracts a large category of employees and football lovers.

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