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http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=325737&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16 Football festival for girls to be held today Publish Date: Thursday,12 November, 2009, at 02:15 AM Doha Time From right: Hazem Farid (director of Aspire talent centre), Manaa, Staab, Bleicher and Aspire sports director Wayde Clews (Aspire sporting director By Ourouba Hussein Qatar's first U-13 football festival for girls will be held today at the Aspire Academy for Sports Excellence with support from the FIFA, the chief of the country's women's sports body said yesterday. Organised by Aspire Academy and Qatar Women Sports Committee (QWSC), the event will see about 100 girls from 10 schools participating, QWSC president Ahlam al-Manaa said. She explained that the committee has organised, since 2005, training courses to create a team of women capable of refereeing and coaching in order to help the development of the game in the country. Al-Manaa said that Aspire Academy and QWSC planned to organise such festivals two or three times every year. "Only women can attend the first festival, because things need to be taken step by step", she said, adding, however, that "male supervisors and trainers will be present." The official also revealed that QWSC is looking to establish an academy for sports excellence for women. "We are also likely to participate in the Asian football championship for females under 12 years old, which will be held in February." The director of special projects at Aspire Academy, Andreas Bleicher, said that the academy has tried for years to improve the levels of girls playing sports and succeeded in establishing facilities for the same. Monica Staab from the FIFA said that Qatar had the largest number of women playing football in the Arab and Islamic region, despite the very tough social and cultural prejudices which lead many to think that playing football will reduce their marriage chances. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
