The Seventh Week of the football tournament witnessed seven strong contests last week in the Excellent division. Sana'a Al-Ahli was able to maintain its lead position in the tournament standings. In a tough match against Taiz Al-Saqr Club, Sana'a Al-Ahli was in a poor condition. 
The first half went poorly for both teams, while the Ahli attacks were scattered around the playing field and were stopped in general. Sana'a Al-Ahli defense was very strong in withstanding continuous Al-Saqr attacks. Against the powerful Al-Saqr defense, and with its weak unco-ordinated attacks, Al-Ahli lost several chances of scoring goals on Al-Saqr. In the second half, the entrance of Hani Ju'rah and his participation with Jamal Al-Qudeimi improved Sana'a Al-Ahli attack significantly. After many attempts, Ali Al-Nunu scored the solitary goal on Taiz Al-Saqr, ending the match successfully (1/0). Sana'a Al-Ahli raised its point total to 18, and became the leading team in the tournament.

 

The General Yemeni Chess Association(GYCA), decided to hold the Republic Chess Tournament from 18th Feb. in Sana'a under the auspices of Dr. AbdulWahab Rawah Minister of Youth and Sports. This tournament is part of the GYCA agenda to promote and improve the game, on the national and International levels. These efforts of the GYCA were highly reflected in the enormous performance by the Yemeni master Hamed Al-Qadi in the International level.
The teams participating in this tournament are as follows:
Sana'a Ahli, Taiz Ahli, Sana'a Wahda, Shamsan, Badan Tawan, Marawah Siham, Al-Mukalah, Sabta Najim, Damar, and Danfer.

 

The Yemeni Cycling Association (YCA), approved in its meeting last week the holding of the cycling championship, which will be held in Taiz governorate in 25th Feb. The YCA is keen to develop and spread the game in all the governorates. Many participants from different governorates such as Sana'a, Aden, Lahje, Hadarmout, Taiz, Ibb, and Damar will take part. Abyan governorate is disqualified, for not holding the pre-qualifying rounds. A committee was appointed to prepare for the finals. The committee is headed by Mr. Mohammed Aidros (President), Mr. Ali Al-Swary(Vice President), Mr. Ali Al-Hadda(head of Technical Committee ), and Mr. Tareq Al-Said(head of Financial Committee).

 

Mr. Abdullah Al-Ammari, Director of Sport and youth Office in Taiz, approved the appointments made by Ms. Ammatul-'Alim Jahhaf President of the Women's Sport Federation Committee in Taiz. Due to the general interest and its development in framework of various qualified women experiences, the appointments were as follows:
1. Ammatul-Rahman Jahhaf: President of the Committee.
2. Fawzia Abdo sa'eed: Vice President.
3. Nabeeha Taresh: General Secretary.
4. Inas Taher: Assistant Secretary.
5. Rihab Ahmed Sa'eed: Te nical Supervisor.
6. Nadia Yousef Ahmed: Assistant Technical Supervisor.
7. Bushra Al-Iryani: Culture Officer

Fresh news claimed that the Women's Sport Committee in Taiz Governorate started work the first day the committee was formed. The committee is to consolidate women's position in sports and to develop and advance the status of women's sports in Taiz especially, and Yemen generally.