MUSCAT: Bank Muscat, the leading financial services provider in the Sultanate, recently inaugurated 4 football fields as part of its Green Sports programme to teams in Al Dakhiliyah governorate. In line with the bank’s commitment to community development and promoting Oman as a sporting nation, the official opening of the Wadi Kalbooh Sports Team’s Green Sports Field in the Wilayat of Nizwa. The event was held in the presence of Abdullah Mohammed Al Obaidani, Team Manager, and Abdullah Said Al Roshdi, Regional Manager – Dakhiliyah North, Bank Muscat. 

The bank also celebrated the opening of the Al Ahliy Sports Team’s Green Sports Field in the Wilayat of Izki, in the presence of Faisal Saeed Al-Rawahi, the vice president of the team. The bank also inaugurated the Tawi Mansoor Sports Team’s Green Sports Field in the Wilayat of Bidbid, the opening was attended by Salem Hamad Al-Haddabi, the honorary president of the team. In addition to the opening of the Al-Nasr Sports Team’s Green Sports Field in the Wilayat of Samail, in the presence of Saif Saeed Al-Siyabi, the honorary president of the team. Hamdan Humood Al Bimani, Regional Manager – Dakhiliyah South, Bank Muscat, participated in the opening of the stadiums. It is noteworthy that the stadiums were opened in accordance with safety standards and physical distancing measures to prevent Covid-19.

On this occasion and Abdullah Said Al Roshdi, Regional Manager – Dakhiliyah North, Bank Muscat, congratulated the management, players and fans of the teams and said: “The landmark Green Sports programme from Bank Muscat has been contributing substantially to strengthening its role in the field of corporate social responsibility and encouraging Omani youth by providing green sports fields to develop their talents and skills. The programme also helps in the organising of various sporting events and activities in communities all across the country. Bank Muscat is very happy to celebrate the opening of these new green sports fields and wish for the Teams all the very best.” The stadiums opened by the bank reached 100 teams, stressing that the program is continuing, and the teams can register in the program to win support for the next year 2021.

It is worth noting that the number of Green Sports fields that Bank Muscat has officially inaugurated is 100 playgrounds so far distributed in the various governorates, and the number of sports teams benefiting from the program until this year reached 123 teams across different governorates since the launch of the programme in 2012. Recently, the bank announced that applications for the 2021 edition of Green Sports programme will be accepted till 6 January 2021. All teams applying for Green Sports support should note that applications will be accepted only online. The registration process is user-friendly and can be easily completed using a computer, a mobile phone or even a tablet.