Ajax signs football partnership with Al Bidda SC

Ajax will help Al Bidda SC set up and coordinate the youth academy based on Ajax's philosophy and methodology. With this, Al Bidda strengthens its ambition to have the best youth academy in Qatar.

Sheikh Hamad Bin Mohamad Bin Fahad Al Thani, Vice Chairman of Al Bidda SC: "With this partnership, we are setting a strong and solid foundation towards creating the best local club football youth academy in Qatar. This will help foster great talents who will move up to join our first team. Ajax’s academy is one of the best, if not the best, in the world. They have been doing it for a long time and have produced global talents and legends. This will positively impact our players, coaches, and administrators at the club, and of course, the development of Qatari football in general."

Alex Kroes, Technical Director Ajax: "We are delighted to expand our international football network through this partnership. The global interest in Ajax's football expertise is enormous, and we are convinced that, in Al Bidda SC, we have found a partner with the same vision as Ajax. In the coming years, we will make every effort to set up a strong youth academy, which should ultimately ensure a constant flow of youth players to the first team. It is also great that we can implement our football philosophy on a broader scale in the country. We have noticed a huge demand for this and are looking forward to these activities."