UAE sends COVID-19 test kits to Asian football associations

Medical supplies and COVID-19 test kits from the UAE are being sent to Asian football associations.

It's the second phase of a scheme under the directive of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, to help countries affected by the pandemic.

Six football associations in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Vietnam, Philippines, and Guam will receive the shipments.

Salem Ali Al Shamsi, Member of the Board of Directors of the UAEFA, and Head of the association's International Relations Committee, said the UAEFA Board of Directors headed by Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi will continue to provide assistance.

"The initiative is an embodiment of the vision of the wise leadership in doing humanitarian work and strengthening the spirit of solidarity, cooperation and brotherhood among various countries and peoples of the world," he added.

The first phase of the initiative was launched last September.

Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Northern Mariana Islands, The Maldives and Uzbekistan were the recipients.