Building Sports Facilities & Supporting Women Sports 
The minister of youth and sports Dr. Abdul-Wahab Rawah made a visit to Taiz and Ibb this week, the first of its kind. During his visit, the minister set up foundation stones for various sport projects and facilities. The purpose of these facilities is to provide an infrastructure for clubs and sports organizations in Taiz & Ibb. The building of commercial facilities, attached to and managed by these clubs, will help the clubs raise more funds. Hopefully this will enable them to become self-supporting, and give them the funds to support and increase their activities. The projects, as well as the minister's visit, brought comfort to the youth and enthusiastic cheers from sports lovers in both governorates. 
The projects were as follows: 

In Taiz Governorate: 
*The building of 12 commercial shops, with parking facilities, in the area of Al-Ahli's club quarter. Some indoor sports stadiums will also be built. The total cost of this project is YR 20 million. 

*To build head quarters and ten shops for Al-Taleh club in Al-Hoban area, at a total cost of YR ten million. 

*The building of two commercial units, for Al-Saqer club, at Bier Basha area, with a total cost of YR twenty million. The Hael Saeed Group will contribute to the financing of this project. 

In Ibb governorate: 
*Building a headquarters for Itihad Ibb club, and 12 commercial shops. This will have a total cost of YR 20 million. 

*To build 12 commercial stores for Shaab Ibb club, the cost of the project is YR 20 million. 

Supporting the Women Sports in Taiz. 
During the Minister of Youth & Sport's visit to Taiz, he met with Mrs. Amat Al-Rahman Gahaaf, the President of the Women's Sports 
Association (WSA) in Taiz. She briefed the minister on the various activities of the WSA, and discussed its aims of establishing women's national teams in various sports, such as volleyball, handball, table-tennis and chess, to participate in the national, regional and International competitions. The minister extended a support of YR. 200,000 to the women sports association, for their upcoming programs and activities. 

 

The Yemeni Football Federation (YFF) had an exceptional meeting headed by Ali Al-Ashwal, director of the YFF last week to discuss the latest fan violence in football stadiums, which occurred between Al-Hilal and Al-Tilal, and between Al-Ahli of Sanaa and Al-Shaab of Ibb. The YFF has decided to suspend the coach of Al-Hilal, Ahmed Ali bin Ali, his assistant Fadheel bin Ali Sunna, and four Al-Tilal players for one year. 
The YFF also issued a warning to Al-Hilal's administration and fined it 30,000 YR. They also ordered the team to fix everything that had been damaged during the violence at Al-Olufy stadium in Hodeida. 
On the other hand, the YFF issued another warning to Al-Shaab of Ibb's Administration and fined it 20,000 YR. The YFF budget allocated for both teams was redirected to be spent on fixing the damage caused during the violence at the Ali Muhsin Stadium in Sanaa. 

 

Basketball 
Shab of Ibb had secured a berth in the excellent league, after defeating the visitors Al-Tilal of Aden 75 /63. The match was played in Al-Shahed Mohammed Saif. The stadium was full to capacity with supporters of both teams. The match was a tough one for both the teams. The first half ended in a tie 37/37, this had set the second half aflame, both the teams were ken in winning the match, with the final whistle Shab Ibb players had the last laugh. 

Inter-school Championship 
As part of the inter-school championship, organized by the School Activity Department, at the Ministry of Education, the volleyball tournament will start today, in Aden. Many schools from all the governorates are taking part in this tournament. 
Girls' Chess Tournament in Taiz 
The Chess Association Taiz branch is planing to hold a chess tournament for Taiz school girls. " The tournament will start as soon as the preparations are over" said Mr. Hailan Al-Rabai, the President of the Chess Association Taiz branch.