Donation initiator. MK Tibi
צילום: ארז ארליכמן
Qatar: USD 6 million to Arab soccer team
MK Ahmad Tibi's contacts with Qatar's government bear fruit. At first stage, donation to go to building Sakhnin's stadium
MK Ahmad Tibi and Mayor of the Arab town of Sakhnin Mohamed Bashir met Monday in Doha with Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrehman al Thani, Secretary General of the Qatar National Olympic Committee.
During the meeting, al Thani agreed to an initial donation of USD 6 million to finance the building of the Sakhnin soccer stadium.
It was agreed upon that an additional USD 6 million would be donated at a second stage. Another meeting is expected to be held in the near future to decide on additional donations.
Tibi also asked the secretary general to check the possibility of a direct donation from the Qatar National Olympic Committee to the Bnei Sakhnin soccer team.
Tibi struck up contact with Qatari officials a few months ago and was approached by Qatar's prince Sheikh Hamad several weeks ago. A delegation from Qatar then came to Sakhnin and met with the town's engineer and mayor and with Bnei Sakhnin Chairman Mazen Gnaim.
In addition to the donation for stadium, both parties are working on a project to build an advanced sports village, which will include swimming pools and sports facilities. It is expected to be of the highest standard in the Middle East.
