Homes and scholarships for UAE's young football stars

Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday received members of the national under-19 and the Under-17 football teams.

The Vice-President ordered a house for each player who does not have one of his own in the player's emirate, and a scholarship for each member of both teams who wishes to pursue his education.

The generous order was in appreciation of the performance of the teams and their great achievements of qualifying for the Youth World Cup finals to be held in Nigeria and Egypt respectively next year.