{"id":2031,"date":"2026-02-11T10:14:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T06:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/?p=2031"},"modified":"2026-02-11T20:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:30:27","slug":"al-dhafra-club-launches-al-dhafra-ramadan-tournament-2026-featuring-40-sports-and-community-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/al-dhafra-club-launches-al-dhafra-ramadan-tournament-2026-featuring-40-sports-and-community-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Dhafra Club Launches Al Dhafra Ramadan Tournament 2026 Featuring 40+ Sports and Community Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

Al Dhafra Sports & Cultural Club<\/strong> has announced the launch of Al Dhafra Ramadan Tournament 2026<\/strong>, which will be held from 1 to 20 Ramadan<\/strong>, featuring more than 40 diverse sports and community competitions<\/strong> targeting all age groups, including men and women.<\/p>\n

The tournament is considered the largest of its kind in Al Dhafra region<\/strong> in terms of the number of competitions and events, volume of participation, and prize value.<\/p>\n

Hamdan Saif Al Mansouri<\/strong>, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Dhafra Sports Club, praised the unlimited support provided by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan<\/strong>, the Ruler\u2019s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, to sports, athletes, and community events in the region. He affirmed that this continuous support has had a significant impact on developing the sports sector, strengthening community engagement, and enabling clubs to organize high-quality tournaments that contribute to talent discovery and the promotion of positive sporting values.<\/p>\n

The tournament will take place across six main cities<\/strong>, and will include a wide range of individual and team competitions<\/strong> for adults, youth, and special events for senior citizens<\/strong> from the local community.<\/p>\n

The competitions vary across multiple sports disciplines, including football, volleyball, badminton, padel, basketball, marathon running, swimming, jiu-jitsu, chess, weightlifting, cricket<\/strong>, as well as traditional heritage sports<\/strong> such as Baloot<\/strong> and popular folk games. In addition, a special marathon for senior citizens<\/strong> will be organized, alongside community competitions that promote healthy lifestyles, family interaction, and spiritual engagement during the holy month of Ramadan.<\/p>\n

Events will be hosted in Madinat Zayed, Al Marfa, Ghiyathi, Al Sila’a, Al Dhannah, and Dalma<\/strong>, reflecting the club\u2019s commitment to expanding community participation and reaching all areas of Al Dhafra, while providing a competitive sports environment that reinforces Ramadan values and strengthens sports presence across the region.<\/p>\n

In addition to its diverse sports competitions, the Ramadan tournament will also feature a Qur\u2019an memorization competition<\/strong>, organized in cooperation with the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments<\/strong>, as part of the organizing committee\u2019s commitment to delivering a comprehensive program that combines sport and spirituality<\/strong> during the holy month of Ramadan, in harmony with the values and message of the tournament.<\/p>\n

Registration<\/h3>\n

The organizing committee announced that registration is now open via the club\u2019s official website dfs.ae where interested participants can register and view the terms and conditions<\/strong> of each competition. The tournament includes over 40 sports competitions and community activities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Al Dhafra Club confirmed that organizing the tournament stems from its social responsibility<\/strong> and mission to serve the community, promote healthy lifestyles, and embrace talents of all age groups. The club emphasized that the Al Dhafra Ramadan Tournament<\/strong> has become an important sports and community milestone<\/strong> that brings together the people of Al Dhafra in a positive competitive atmosphere, contributes to strengthening the values of sport, teamwork, and social connection, and plays a key role in talent discovery and community sports development<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Al Dhafra Sports & Cultural Club has announced the launch of Al Dhafra Ramadan Tournament 2026, which will be held from 1 to 20 Ramadan, featuring more than 40 diverse sports and community competitions targeting all age groups, including men and women. The tournament is considered the largest of its kind in Al Dhafra region […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2030,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2031"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2031\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2032,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2031\/revisions\/2032"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}