Standard Chartered Bank, sponsors of Liverpool Football Club and Park House English School announced a community initiative to build a football school for all children in Qatar.
Students of On the Ball football school, a Park House community initiative sponsored by Standard Chartered, were amazed to have their coaching session taken over today by Liverpool Football Club Foundation Coach Karl Carney and International Activities Manager Forbes Duff.
Afif Ramadan, Acting CEO for Standard Chartered Bank in Qatar, said: “We are delighted to be associated with On the Ball. The aspirations of the programme mirror Standard Chartered’s, in that we believe in investing back in the communities where we do business. Our children are our future and engaging them in after school activities such as On the Ball, will teach them not just football skills, but important life skills like team work and fair play”.
“We are thrilled to launch our third community initiative and excited to have such a forward thinking sponsors such as Standard Chartered, Park House English School, and the support of football giant Liverpool Football Club. Park House has been in Qatar for a long time and is delighted to be building community focused initiatives in football, rugby and swimming. We have every intention of pushing these initiatives across Doha and Qatar giving all children access to fantastic sporting programmes” said school Director Niall Brennan, son of the founder Heather Brennan.
“Today has been great. Seeing the smiles on the children’s faces has been fantastic, and it has been a real opportunity to highlight the positive work being done by the Liverpool FC Foundation. It’s very important for players and coaches to give something back to the community,” said Karl Carney.The Peninsula
