basketball

al jazira club

Al Jazira Club was founded in 1974 when a group of young people from Abu Dhabi established Al khalidiya Club, which merged in 1974, specifically on the ninth of March, with Al Butain Club which was founded in 1973. It was agreed to name the new club “Al Jazira”, the two teams were close-by neighbors in the city of Abu Dhabi which helped to speed up the merger. This relationship lasted throughout the 42 years from the date of establishing the club. The team became the magnet for international players like George Waya from Liberia who won the award of Best Player in the World in 1996 and who played with Al Jazira team for three seasons among other prominent players. and in each season, Al Jazira team includes elite of the best players, local and foreigners, who have contributed to raising the level of the team to become a strong competitor in all championships. The most notable achievements of Al Jazira team were its winning of Federation Cup in 2006, The Gulf Clubs Championship in 2007, as well as the Etisalat Cup in 2009-2010. Al Jazira were crowned Etisalat Pro League Champions in season 2010-2011 for the first time in the club’s history. The club achieved also the President’s Cup in 2010-2011 and 2011-2012.

Al Jazira Club Tour

Omar Abdulrahman

Omar Abdulrahman from M.a. Al-harthi

Ronaldo

Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima was born September 18, 1976 in Rio de Janeiro. Ronaldo, who was a Brazilian striker, won Ballon d'Or as the European Footballer of the Year in 1997 and 2002. Also FIFA make him one of the greatest 100 football players. Fans voted for Ronaldo to be the “player of the decade” in Goal.com. He is considered by experts and fans as one of the greatest football players of all time. He played for Brazil in 98 international matches, scoring 62 goals. He was a part of Brazilian squad that won the World cup in 1994 and 2002. Ronaldo became the highest goal scorer in the history of the World Cup with 15 goals. The only player who has won the World Cup golden ball and golden boot was Ronaldo. Ronaldo retired from football in 2011 at the age of 34 years.