ADNOC Pro League Matchweek 24 kicks off tomorrow with Shabab Al Ahli in the lead

With just three matchweeks left in the 2022-23 ADNOC Pro League calendar, Shabab Al Ahli, who remain in the lead with 50 points, are looking to beat Al Wasl, who sit in fourth with 43 points, during Matchweek 24, which kicks off on Sunday.

With the race for clinching the League title heating up, Shabab Al Ahli will face Al Wasl at Rashid Stadium tomorrow, with 2 other matches scheduled for the same day, followed by 4 more matches to be held on Monday.

Matchweek 23 of the ADNOC Pro League saw runners-up Al Ain (47 points) cut the gap on leaders Shabab Al Ahli, who dropped two valuable points in the title race after being held to a 2-2 draw by Al Nasr.

l Ain earned an impressive 2-0 win over Sharjah at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in a game that saw Laba Kodjo net a brace.

Meanwhile, Al Wahda is ranked third with 45 points, followed by Al Wasl with 43, Sharjah with 42, Ajman with 41, and Al Jazira with 40, while Dibba and Al Dhafra stand in the last two places with 15 and 8 points, respectively.

Source: Emirates News Agency

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Racing Festival cup begins tomorrow at Toulouse racecrouse

H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Racing Festival cup is set to kick off tomorrow with the second-category 2,000-metre race for purebred Arabian horses at the Toulouse racecourse, Hippodrome de Toulouse, as part of the festival’s fifth edition.

The largest in the racing season across France and Europe, the race will feature a, 30,000 prize and a field of 8 top-flight female horses, and is limited to four-year-old horses.

The Festival began on 11th January, 2023, and saw new races added to the 2023 season agenda, which comprises 152 races to take place in the UAE and around the world. It is held in implementation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, to support horse owners and breeders across the world and encourage them to take care of Arabian horses.

Source: Emirates News Agency