Sharjah 24: His Excellency Issa Hilal Al Hazami, Chairman of the Sharjah Sports Council (SSC), affirmed the council’s keenness to enhance ways of cooperation with famous international federations and clubs, to invest its experience in establishing and preparing players, and organising camps and experimental matches for Sharjah clubs, in a way that contributes to developing professional culture and raising the technical level at the individual and collective levels.

This came at the conclusion of his visit to the Spanish club Granada, in response to an invitation received by the SSC. 

He was accompanied on the visit by His Excellency Abdullatif Al Fardan, Member of the Board of Directors of the Sharjah Sports Council (SSC) and Chairman of the Team Games Committee, where they were received by Khaled Shaqwara, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Department at the club, who accompanied them on a tour to the club's facilities, and they also reviewed the activities and areas in which cooperation with the club could be made.

His Excellency Issa Hilal added that the meeting with the officials of the Spanish club was very fruitful, due to the multiplicity of areas of cooperation, and stressed that the club with its capabilities and equipment will be part of the future plans of the SSC.

It should be noted that, on the sidelines of his visit to Granada Club, the delegation of the SSC visited the Islamic Centre in the city, where he was received by Omar Del Pozo, President of the Spanish Islamic Association and founder of the Great Mosque of Granada, which was built in 2003.