National Arab Motors (Kia Jordan), in cooperation with the Jordanian Football Association, held a press conference yesterday at the Royal Automobile Club to announce the details of the upcoming semi-finals of the Kia Champ into the Arena Tournament.
The press conference included a detailed overview of the international rules and regulations of football quintuplets, followed by a draw to determine the breakdown of upcoming matches. The tournament, which is considered the largest of its kind in the Kingdom, will present participants with the opportunity to attend one of the games of the Quarter Finals of the South Africa 2010 World Cup. The initiative is organized in cooperation with Kia Motors Corporation who is an official partner of the 2010 World Cup.
The press conference was attended by National Arab Motors’ Vice Chairman Nihad Zacharia, Captain Shamel Daghestani, the trainer of the Jordanian National Quintuplet Team, in addition to the various participating teams who qualified for the semi-finals, including the Gendarmerie, Amin Shuqair, Dar Al Dawa, Al A’edoun, Duo Cartoons, Khattab Advertising, Devo Team and Hamada Restaurant.
“The Kia Champ into the Arena tournament continues to thrill football enthusiasts around the Kingdom,” commented Zacharia. “The games have thus far been a delightful presentation of athletic ability and sportsmanship and, as we approach the semi finals, they growing more intense, particularly with the passionate crowds the tournament is attracting.”
Zacharia commended the unwavering efforts exerted by Kia’s team responsible for organizing the tournament and those of the Jordanian Football Association and the various players, many of whom had chosen to participate in this tournament in an attempt to showcase their skills to the football community and to be recruited to join the National Quintuplet Football Team.
Captain Shamel Daghestani expressed gratitude to National Arab Motors for their continued support of athletic events in the Kingdom, highlighting the fact that this tournament will allow a substantial number of players to show their talents and realize their dream of attending one of the games of the World Cup, all the while representing Jordan in a large-scale, global tournament. Daghestani had been present throughout the tournament’s proceedings with the objective of recruiting highly skilled players to the National Team.
The Kia Champ into the Arena tournament comes as part of a series of initiatives that Kia Motors Corporation is licensed by FIFA to organize in various parts of the globe in preparation for the 2010 World Cup. The event is also organized in partnership with Iris International Sport.
Kia Motors Corporation (www.kia.com) – a maker of quality vehicles for the young-at-heart – was founded in 1944 and is Korea’s oldest manufacturer of motor vehicles. As part of the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, Kia aims to become one of the world’s premier automotive brands. Over 1.5 million vehicles a year are produced in 13 manufacturing and assembly operations in eight countries which are then sold and serviced through a network of distributors and dealers covering 172 countries.
