DUBAI, 2 April 2006 — ARAMEX, a provider of total transportation solutions in the MENA region and South Asia, recently organized two soccer tournaments in the Gulf and Middle East as part of its commitment to promote sportsmanship and team player spirit among its employees in addition to supporting individual and group sports events in the two regions.
The second annual Gulf tournament was held in Bahrain with six ARAMEX teams competing for the title. Host ARAMEX Bahrain took home the gold beating the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait and effortlessly stealing the win from Kingdom in the final showdown. Bahrain forward Sa’eed Aman was dubbed the tournament’s best scorer with a total of eight goals, three of which he scored in the final match.
Six ARAMEX teams competed in the Middle East tournament that was held in Amman including Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Ramallah, Global Services Office (GSO) and ARAMEX Media, the publication distribution agency in Jordan. The latter faced ARAMEX Egypt in the final game and scored a victorious 2-0. ARAMEX XXX ABC DEFG won the best scorer title and ABD DEFG from ARAMEX Egypt received the most valuable player (MVP) award.
“ARAMEX has been associated with sports for more than 20 years now. And ever since our early days we were keen on creating a team spirit in our organization, which is essentially the spirit in which we run our business and serve our customers,” ARAMEX Senior Vice President for Cargo and Tournament Director Safwan Tannir said.
“We’re pleased that these tournaments were successful in bringing together our employees in a competitive environment outside the office. ARAMEX has always been an avid sponsor of sports and athletes, whether as employees at ARAMEX or as members of the communities we operate in.”
ARAMEX’s involvement in sports sponsorship is an integral part in its corporate social responsibly initiative. Its sports enthusiasm extends across the region. ARAMEX sponsors one of Jordan’s basketball pillars, Al Riyadi Sports Club, and it is the official sponsor of the Iraqi Basketball Association and the Sariyyet Ramallah basketball team in Palestine. ARAMEX has also sponsored a wide range of sports activities, including endorsing the attempt of the first Arab to climb Mount Everest from the North Face to sponsoring a squash handicap tournament in Dubai in addition to rally drivers and marathon runners.
