Q Life Magazine Issue 7 | Page 18

Issue 7 Qatar in Colour Fans enjoying the 2019 Amir Cup Final at Al Janoub Stadium Through its legacy programmes, such as the Josoor Institute, Generation Amazing and Challenge 22, I have witnessed the Supreme Committee’s commitment to ensuring Qatar’s World Cup looks beyond the 28 days of football to inspire and help people far away and for generations to come. Q Life spoke with four Ambassadors – one Qatari, closely with Qatar’s Josoor Institute, a regional one Spanish, one Cameroonian and one Brazilian – centre of excellence for the sports and events who embody the spirit of the FIFA World Cup Qatar industries. 2022™. Mohammed Saadon Al Kuwari – a former tennis Their work as sporting standard bearers is educating player who represented Qatar in the Davis Cup and inspiring young people worldwide and ensuring and is today a leading Qatari sports journalist. a lasting legacy for Qatar and the region’s football dreams. • • • Several of these Ambassadors have been heavily involved in Generation Amazing – a football-for- Xavi Hernandez – a former Spanish footballer development initiative which uses the sport to who joined Qatari club Al Sadd in 2014 before educate and inspire young people. It has already retiring as a player last May to manage Al Sadd. reached over 500,000 people across the world, with Samuel Eto’o – a former Cameroonian professional footballer who twice won the Cafu 18 • projects in Brazil, Jordan, Lebanon, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa and Syria. UEFA Champions League, was four times Ambassadors have taken part in coaching events and African Player of the Year, and spent his final opened facilities, bringing the excitement of the 2022 professional year playing for Qatar Sports Club. World Cup to fans globally. Cafu – a former Brazilian footballer and record Samuel Eto’o describes the impact of his work, cap holder for the national side who works saying: “The World Cup is the biggest competition in 19