Top 5 Upcoming Sporting Events Happening in 2019 in the Middle East
The Middle East is quickly becoming the center stage of all the major sporting events from football to F1 racing.
For the sports enthusiasts and people who are interested in online sports betting out there, today we bring you a list of the top 5 sporting events to happen in the Middle East in May 2019 so that you know about the events to look out for this month.
Top 5 Upcoming Sporting Events in the Middle East in May 2019
Arabian Gulf League
Three matches under the Arabian League Cup will be held in the Dubai Club Stadium. Below are the details of the matches scheduled for May 2019.
1. Al Nasr vs Al Ahli: The match is scheduled on Friday, 10th May 2019 at 10:00PM (Dubai time).
2. Al Ahli vs Baniyas: This match will happen on Wednesday, 15th May 2019 at 10:00PM (Dubai time).
3. Al Ahli vs Al Fujairah: The final Arabian Gulf League match of this month is scheduled on Saturday 25th May 2019 at 10:00PM (Dubai time).
Saudi Professional League
The Saudi Professional League is ongoing in KSA and several matches are scheduled on 12th May 2019 and 17th May 2019. A total of 16 matches will be played during the 2 days and all the matches will begin at 10:30 KSA time.
The matches will happen on various stadiums across the country including the King Saud University Stadium, Al-Hazm Club Stadium, King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, King Abdul Aziz Stadium, King Salman Sports City Stadium, Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, and Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium.
32nd African Cup of Nations
Egypt will be hosting the 2019 African Cup of Nations football tournament which will be its 32nd edition. 24 national teams will be competing in the tournament scheduled to happen in 6 cities between 21 June and 19 July 2019.
The first match will be between Egypt (the host) and Cameroon (the current champions). Egypt also holds the title of being the only team to win the African Cup of Nations championship trophy seven times.
2nd Qatar Closed Satellite Squash Tournament
After the huge success of the 1st Closed Satellite Squash Tournament back in February 2019, Qatar is all set to host the 2nd edition of the tournament between June 23 and June 26 2019.
The Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha will be the venue for the competition. Just like the first edition, the second edition will also be attended by players from Qatar, India, Iraq, Pakistan, and Egypt.
The tournament will also have a 3rd edition this year scheduled to happen between 22 September and 25 September 2019.
Ultimate Fighting Championship 2019
The world famous Ultimate Famous Championship (UFC) is coming to Abu Dhabi, UAE in 2019. The 242nd edition of most awaited global MMA event will be held on 7th September 2019.
This will be third visit of the UFC event to Abu Dhabi and the highlight match of the event is expected to be a UFC Lightweight Championship between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier.
Final Words
So, which upcoming sporting event in the Middle East are you most excited for?
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