October 12, 2026
The South Sub-Union of the Lebanese Football Association (Development and Academies Committee) held the “Coronation of the Regions” ceremony as part of the late Dr. Tammam Hegazy’s championship activities, at Imam Sayyed Musa al-Sadr Stadium in the southern town of Ansar.
The ceremony was attended by the head of the Youth and Sports Office of the Amal Movement in the South Region, Eng. Ali Hassan, the head of the Sports and Scouting Activities Unit in the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Dr. Mazen Qubaisi, the President of the South Sub-Union, Ibrahim Dabouq and his deputy, Hussein Bishara, the official of the Sports and Scouting Activities Unit in Nabatieh Governorate, Abdullah Assaf, the organizational official of the “Amal” Movement in the second region, Dr. Ahmed Safawi, the Vice President of the Handball Federation, Abdullah Assi, the representative of the Beirut Sub-Federation, Rabie Hamdan, the youth and sports official. In the movement’s second district, lawyer Ali Zbib, along with a crowd of activists and personalities.
After listening to the Lebanese national anthem, the President of the Southern Sub-Union, Ibrahim Dabouq, delivered a speech in which he praised the efforts of the athletes made to make the match a success, considering that it “reflects a bright picture of the energies of the South and its youth.” He stressed that the stadiums and academies will remain “an incubator for talent and a platform for consolidating the culture of love, convergence, and fair competition,” stressing that investing in the emerging generations is an investment in the future of Lebanese sports. He added, “The South, which made sacrifices, continues today to create hope, confirming through its children and sporting talents that the will to live and succeed remains stronger than all challenges.”
Regarding local sports, Dabouq considered that “the clubs of the South are the foundation of the game and the title of its presence,” stressing that the Federation of the South “is everyone’s home, so there is no club above another club, and there is no distinction between one club and another.” He expressed his pride in the results achieved by the southern clubs last season, congratulating the “Al Rayyan Al Sarafand” and “Al Aziz Haris” clubs for their rise to the ranks of third division clubs. He concluded by saying: “We want a union that embraces talent, supports clubs, and creates opportunities for the future in the south. We start with our clubs and academies, we grow, and through our joint work we create achievement.”
The ceremony concluded with the distribution of cups, medals and certificates of appreciation to the honored academies and players. In loyalty to his career, Dr. Mazen Qubaisi, Ibrahim Dabouq, and engineer Ali Hassan presented a shield of appreciation to the family of the late Dr. Tammam Hegazy.
