Abu Dhabi: Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi-based investment and development company, Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) to strengthen and expands its community outreach programme.
This agreement includes the addition of two community cycling competitions in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain; a long-distance running event; the expansion of the Mubadala Football Tournament — renamed as Mubadala Community Football League — from a one week tournament to a seven-month long league with close to 800 players potentially taking part; and the expansion of the Mubadala Community Tennis Cup season, which will run for three weeks.
Speaking at the ceremony, Aref Al Awani, General Secretary of ADSC said: “We are always keen on activating partnerships with governmental institutions, which contributes to strengthening the development of the sports and community. We look forward to working with our partners at Mubadala to build on the successes they’ve already achieved through their community engagement program, by expanding this even further. I am confident that this partnership will grow from strength to strength, achieving the goals of the memorandum and the aspirations of the UAE in general.”
Khaled Al Qubaisi, Group Chief Human Capital Officer and Community Wellbeing Ambassador at Mubadala, said: “Through our programmes and partnerships, our aim is to not only empower UAE nationals to realise opportunities in various business sectors which serve Abu Dhabi’s economic diversification, but to support the development of a well-rounded generation.”
He added: “We have created community events and programmes in football and tennis to encourage the public to maintain an active lifestyle. This partnership with ADSC means we not only strengthen our existing community programme, but add exciting events and sports to our current offering, such as cycling.”
