The Peninsula
Belgian club K.A.S. Eupen recently completed a successful winter training camp at Aspire Academy, benefiting from Qatar’s world-class sport facilities and conditions.
Qatar Airways is the official airline and main shirt sponsor of the Belgian club. The world’s number one airline became sponsor of the Jupiler Pro League club in 2019, further adding to its impressive portfolio of global sport partnerships. The Belgian First Division has established a reputation for developing young talented footballers and has also played a pivotal role in developing many young Qatari players including Akram Afif, who was named Asian Player of the Year 2019.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, H E Akbar Al Baker, said: “Qatar Airways is delighted to welcome another of our partner football clubs to Doha, following FC Bayern Munich’s successful winter training camp earlier this month. Sport is a key pillar of the State of Qatar’s National Vision 2030, and we are proud to fly top global clubs to Doha to benefit from the five-star sport facilities and infrastructure. We wish K.A.S. Eupen well as they continue to reinforce their position in the Belgian First Division.”
K.A.S. Eupen Sports & General Director Christoph Henkel, said: “In Qatar Airways, the world’s best airline, we have the perfect partner who recently provided an excellent service during our travel to and from Qatar. As always the welcome and hospitality was first class both on board and upon arrival at Hamad international Airport, providing the perfect start to our winter training camp. Preparatory matches against top opponents Ajax Amsterdam and PSV Eindhoven at world-class sport facilities were the perfect finale to a successful training camp.”
The K.A.S. Eupen players took time out from their training schedule to inspire future generations of young footballers as the club hosted a football development session for local schoolchildren. The event was held in partnership with the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy programme Generation Amazing, which uses the power of sport to positively impact young people and communities around the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.