Hameed Al Husseinie and Zahira clash in inaugural Heritage Derby
Two of the most renowned football powerhouses among schools. Hameed Al-Husseinie College and Zahira College, will battle for honours in the inaugural Heritage Derby football encounter to be played at the Racecourse ground today evening. This encounter is organised for the first time by the Hameed Al-Husseini College Old Boys’ Association to mark the 140th anniversary of the school.
Both schools have been excelling in school football for the past five decades and have been described as the kings of schools football, as the inaugural encounter is expected to be a thrilling and exciting one from the first to the final whistle of the game. At present, many players from these two schools have been selected for the junior national squads.
This year, Mohamed Baslan will lead Hameed Al-Husseinie while Fareeq Ahmed leads Zahira. Three players from Zahira, namely Aaqib Amanulla, Abdul Aziz and Fareeq Ahamed are sons of former national players Mohammed Amanulla, Aliyar and Fasrul Rahuman respectively. Amanulla emerged as the hero in the SAFF Championship 1995, where Sri Lanka became the champions. The Heritage Derby is expected to become the annual the big match in football with Zahira to play hosts next year.
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Mohamed Fazlan (Captain), Mohammed Riyas (Vice Captain), Mohamed Murshid, Abdul Rahuman, Rizvi Athiq, Mohamed Maziyath, Mohamed Bassam, Mohammed Hussain, Mohamed Arham, Fasaldeen Abdullah, Mohammed Hassan, Ahmed Zacky, Mohamed Shad, Mohamed Rifkhan, Mohamed Aakif, Mohamed Said, Mohamed Akeel, Mohamed Aadhil, Mohamed Yasir, Mohamed Saalif, Umar Packeer, Mohamed Sabrin, Mohamed Ibrahim, Abdul Raheem, Mohamed Rishad Officials: Fazul Rahuman (Head Coach), Hakeem Kamil, Azmeer Ali (Asst. Coaches)
Fareeq Ahamedh (Captain), Sadeer Jazooli (Vice Captain), Mohamed Katheem, Hussain Abdullah, Kaleel Hifni, Mohamed Fathih, Mohamed Najath, Mohamed Abdullah, Musthaq Mafaz, Shuhaib Mahroof, Fariq Fuard, Uzman Farmis, Ahamed Mahadi, Hashidh Nimnaz, Abdul Azeez, Tuan Rishad, Muhammed, Aadhil Zaheer, Rahil Irfan, Farhan Nilar, Imaad Rafeek, Aaqil Amanulla Officials: Imran Mohamed (Head Coach), Fazrul Rahuman (Asst. Coach), Fazal Naizer (Trainer), Usman Hameed (Goalkeeper Coach) |