21-05-2008
Statement for H.H Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan – President of Baniyas Sports Club
Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan: “The sports clubs do not grow in vacuum and they have a national role to play”
H.H Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan – The president of the Baniyas Sports Club ensures that sport is getting special support from the country’s visionary headed by the president His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, President of UAE and the crown prince as it is very popular among the majority of the population. It plays a vital role as it has the capacity to uplift the nation’s ambitions and meet its continuous endeavours towards leadership, excellence and achievements.
During a ceremony at Emirates Palace, His Highness appreciated the government’s initiatives and road map to develop the cities across the country, especially Bani Yas. This development is a result of a radical and comprehensive approach to enhance the social and the cultural infrastructure and by enhancing the role of the Bani Yas Sports Club in this development. His Highness urges all the people present in the ceremony to highlight the role of sports as a social activity that should be practiced within the society in general and within the club and its area in particular”. The sports clubs do not grow in vacuum and they have a national role to play.
There are high hopes led on the Board of Directors, members and fans which also require collaboration and persistence from the players to achieve success which will prove the loyalty towards commitment and unlimited support the team got and will get. His Highness is also very optimistic about the upcoming sports season and he is requesting all the members and employees of the club to work with team spirit, openness and collaboration with all institutions. He also added that practicing the ethics of sports in many ways is the backbone that will lead to the success of the sport in the national and civilized stages.
His Highness said that “Baniyas club had previously faced many challenges as it continued to grow. The team’s future development is strongly supported by the government; who provide aid to overcome obstacles and in addition offers advanced training programmes to further enhance and develop the performance of the team. The government also introduced firm steps to achieve the expectations of the club management, players and fans to uplift the team’s position among other sports teams and clubs”.
His highness hopes that the club will be at par with the high level clubs and this is expected to help strengthen the club’s position in achieving phenomenal success in the upcoming tournament by fo