Ooredoo Temba five-a-side football final at Aspire Zone today

DOHA: The second edition of the ‘Ooredoo Temba’ football tournament, organised by Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) in partnership with Ooredoo, draws to a close today.
The tournament kicked off on Monday, and has seen 16 teams compete for glory during the past few days. The top three teams will be awarded valuable prizes from the event’s partners in a closing ceremony due to take place this evening. 
Organised for male football enthusiasts aged 18 and above on Aspire Zone’s five-a-side-pitches, the 16 teams that have signed up to take part were divided into four groups. 
Each team consists of seven members: Four first-team players including a goalkeeper and three substitutes. Each match lasts for 35 minutes consisting of two halves of 15 minutes each and a five-minute half-time break.
The teams competing in Group A are “Al Waab”, “Zekreet”, “Jordanian Community” and “Milan”. Group B includes teams “Al Jawareh”, “Egypt”, “Black Star” and “My City”. Group C includes teams “Samla”, “Almatar”, “QBC” and “APG”. While Group D includes teams “Alzaeem”, “Omani Community”, “Al Wajba” and “Kosovo.”
The group stages concluded on March 28. Teams “Zekreet” and the “Jordanian Community” topped group A and will be joined in the quarter-finals by “Al Jawareh” and “Black Star” from group B.  Teams “Samla” and “QBC” from group C and “Alzaeem” and “Al Wajba” from group D topped their respective groups, and will face one another in the quarter-finals.
Commenting on the tournament, Mohammed Al Hamadi, Tournament Manager at AZF said: “Following its huge popularity last year, AZF and Ooredoo have once again worked together closely to bring back the Ooredoo Temba tournament for the second year running. The tournament builds on AZF’s strong, existing partnership with Ooredoo – an organisation that has shown it is always keen to work with AZF in support of our sporting mission.”
The pitches on which the tournament takes place are covered with high quality artificial football turf that meet FIFA’s exacting quality standards. They are also designed to help reduce water consumption, in line with AZF’s commitment to support the Environmental pillar of the Qatar National Vision 2030 – designed to move the country towards greater sustainability and minimise environmental impact. 
The semi-finals took place yesterday to determine which two of the four semi-finalists will move on to the final match, and which two will compete for third and fourth place. 
The closing ceremony and final matches to decide first, second and third places will take place today at 7:30pm in the presence of senior officials from AZF and Ooredoo. Each member from the winning team will receive phones from Ooredoo, whilst second and third place winners will receive valuable cash prizes.