United Football Club (UFC) Al-Khobar will celebrate its 8th anniversary by conducting a football tournament at Al-Tharaji floodlit stadium in Dammam. The Saudi Athletic Federation Committee Chairman Dr. Habeeb Rehman will perform the ceremonial kickoff Friday in the presence of chief guest Ihsan Bin Hasan, chairman of Al-Tharaji Club. Two matches will be conducted on every Friday and next six Thursdays with the first match beginning at 7:00 p.m. Fifteen teams are participating in this event including prominent clubs from Riyadh. Youth Club Al-Khobar and Malabar United FC will meet in the opening match, followed by the second between Cornish Khobar and Kepwa Dammam. The event will be sponsored by USG Boral with the cooperation of Dammam Indian Football Association. The band and scouts from Indian School Dammam will lead the colourful opening ceremony. USG Boral is sponsoring the title trophy, Express Money the cash awards, Royal Travels the runner-up trophy and BPL Cargo runner-up cash prizes. The co-sponsors are LuLu Hypermarket, Jet Airways, City Flower and Al-Marai.
