Aspire Academy students participate at football friendlies during Ramadan

Doha, Qatar: Aspire Academy s student athletes were kept occupied during Ramadan with a number of friendly matches for various age groups against seve...

Doha, Qatar: Aspire Academy’s student-athletes were kept occupied during Ramadan with a number of friendly matches for various age groups against several visiting teams.

Syria’s under-17 national team and three different generations from Turkish club Galatasaray (under-19, under-15 and under-14) were among the high-profile sides that played.

There were also matches against an under-18 squad from Saudi Arabian club Al Ettifaq as well as three football academies: Romania’s FC Players (under-16), FC Champions Cup (under-13) from France and Morocco’s Mohammed VI (under-17 and under-19).

The series of friendlies ensured that all the age groups from under-13 through to under-19 all played at least two matches against the visitors with many enjoying four.

All the opponents brought their own challenges for the Aspire Academy teams to recognise, adapt to and ultimately overcome.