The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth will organize the FIFA Youth Championship under the supervision of the Omani Committee for Games and Electronic Sports. The tournament will be held virtually in the FIFA 21 football game and this is targeted towards people aged between 12 and 35 . Registration will close on July 13, and submissions will be on this link: bit.ly/3dz3Tss
His Highness Sayyid Dhi Yazan bin Haitham Al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, had issued a decision announcing the Omani Committee for Games and Electronic Sports and forming its board of directors. His Highness’ is interested in developing the capabilities of young people in all fields to qualify them to compete in regional and international competitions and achieve advanced positions.
E-sports is a form of competition organized through video games with the participation of a number of players. In recent years, a many international tournaments have been held with direct broadcasts and a large audience. E-sports has a number of positives, most notably the development of the player’s personality by giving him a virtual experience that develops many mental skills, as well as improving the ability to make decisions. Where some games require quick action skills, and others enhance creativity by displaying different graphics and design. The International Football Association “FIFA” holds a number of large competitions that includes countries around the world.
The committee’s responsibility is to manage and organize e-sports and games affairs in all administrative, financial, technical and organizational aspects in accordance with the plans and programs approved by the ministry. It will also develop plans and programs necessary for the dissemination of e-sports in the Sultanate, raising its level, and developing it technically by taking into account modern scientific and technical foundations while still following international rules, regulations and principles. The committee also organizes competitions, tournaments and matches between players and supervises their implementation. With the Ministry’s approval, it will lay the necessary foundations, rules as well as grants title, winning centers and prizes. The committee is specialized in preparing the national teams that represent the Sultanate in international, continental, regional and other tournaments while supervising their training in accordance with the approved plans and programs in coordination with the competent authorities..
The Sultanate has been interested in e-sports for a long time; It has organized many national tournaments, Oman PlayStation Championship being one of the largest tournaments since 2016. The Sultanate is in foreign championships and has many achievements, the most important of which was the Omani University Sports Committee player Omran Al-Dahli winning first place in the World University Championship for Electronic Games.
The committee was formed under the chairmanship of Majid bin Abdullah Al-Silti, Abdul Rahman bin Saeed Al-Adawi as Secretary, and the membership of Asma bint Saeed Al-Yahya, Mustafa bin Salem Al-Ajmi and Al-Miqdam bin Ahmed Al-Adawi.
