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Top teams set for action as Al Kass International Cup kicks off

Published: 21 Jan 2018 - 10:37 am | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 09:58 pm
Officials of participating teams and members of the organising committee pose for a photograph during the technical meeting held at the Torch Hotel in Doha ahead of the seventh Al Kass International Cup yesterday.

Officials of participating teams and members of the organising committee pose for a photograph during the technical meeting held at the Torch Hotel in Doha ahead of the seventh Al Kass International Cup yesterday.

The Peninsula

Doha: The seventh Al Kass International Cup gets under way at Aspire Zone today with 12 top Under-17 (U17) teams from around the world competing for top honours.

The Technical meeting with officials from all 12 teams took place yesterday at The Torch hotel in Doha. Aspire Academy will add local flavour to the tournament, which was last year won by Real Madrid (Spain), who are once again competing for the title.

Other participating teams include AC Milan (Italy), Aspire Football Dreams (Qatar), Espérance de Tunis (Tunisia), Fenerbahçe SK (Turkey), Guangzhou Evergrande (China), Kashiwa Reysol (Japan), Paris Saint Germain FC (France), SL Benfica (Portugal), Tottenham Hotspur FC (England), and Wydad AC (Morocco).

Official tournament sponsor Al Kass TV will broadcast all the games live with both Arabic and English commentary.

Live streaming of all the matches will available on http://internationalcup.alkass.net.