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2016 AFC Futsal Championship Qualification
The 2016 AFC Futsal Championship qualification was a men's futsal competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 AFC Futsal Championship. A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Japan national futsal team, Japan, Iran national futsal team, Iran, Uzbekistan national futsal team, Uzbekistan (hosts), who qualified directly as the top three finishers of the 2014 AFC Futsal Championship. Since third-placed Uzbekistan qualified automatically as hosts, Kuwait national futsal team, Kuwait, who finished fourth, would have also qualified as the next best-ranked team, but they were later replaced due to FIFA's suspension of the Kuwait Football Association. The top five teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia. Teams A total of 26 Asian Football Confederation, AFC member national teams entered the qualifying stage, split into zones according to their regional affiliations. *West Asian Football Federa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Abdelalrhman
Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the verb (''ḥameda'', "to thank or to praise"), non-past participle (). Lexicology As an Arabic name, it has its origins in a Quranic prophecy attributed to Jesus in Islam, Jesus in the Quran which most Islamic scholars concede is about Muhammad. It also shares the same roots as Mahmud, Muhammad (name), Muhammad and Hamid, Hamed. In its transliteration, the name has one of the highest number of spelling variations in the world. Though Islamic scholars attribute the name Ahmed to Muhammed, the verse itself is about a Messengers in Islam, Messenger named Ahmed, whilst Muhammed was a Messenger-Prophet. Some Islamic traditions view the name Ahmad as another given name of Muhammad at birth by his mother, considered by Muslims to be the more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Asian Football Federation
The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF; ar, اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم, Ittiḥād Gharb Āsiyā li-Kurat al-Qadam), founded in 2001, is an association of the football playing nations in Western Asia. Its founding members are Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. In 2009, three more associations joined the federation: Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Four other nations of Western Asia: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Saudi Arabia joined in 2010. Iran left the federation on 10 June 2014 with the creation of the Central Asian Football Federation. They organize the West Asian Football Federation Championship. Some nations were invited to participate in the competition from outside the region. Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, which are not members, were invited to participate in the first edition of the tournament in 2000. The Secretary General is the Jordanian Khalil Al Salem. Member associations Current title holders Rankings National football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essam Atiah
Essam ( Arabic: عِصام ''‘iṣām'') is an Arabic male given name and surname. It means "defended; protected; well-preserved; well-protected; well-kept; preserved; reserved; safeguarded". Surname Notable people with the surname Essam include: * Chloe Essam (born 1999), English netball player * Connor Essam (born 1992), English footballer * Mohamed Essam (born 1994), Egyptian footballer * Ramy Essam (born 1987), Egyptian musician * Shehab Essam (born 1995), Egyptian squash player Given name Notable people with the given name Essam include: * Essam Abdel-Azim (born 1970), Egyptian footballer * Essam Dhahi (born 1983), Emirati footballer * Essam El Hadary (born 1973), Egyptian footballer * Essam Heggy (born 1975), Egyptian space scientist * Essam E. Khalil (born 1948), Egyptian engineer and academic * Essam Marei (born 1965), Egyptian footballer * Essam Sharaf (born 1952), Egyptian academic * Essam Tharwat (born 1986), Egyptian footballer * Essam Yassin (born 1987), Iraqi foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |