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Observer
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Observer
Seeb congratulate teams on successful 2024-2025 season
MUSCAT, June 20 In a glittering celebration of a successful sporting season, Seeb Club organised a special event to honour the club's top athletes and teams for their remarkable achievements during the 2024–2025 season. The ceremony was held at the club's headquarters in Muscat on Thursday under the auspices of HH Sayyid Dr Fahd bin Al Julanda al Said, Vice-Chancellor of SQU, in the presence of HH Sayyid Malik bin Shihab al Said, dignitaries and senior sports officials. Yousef al Wahaibi, Vice-Chairman of Seeb Club, delivered a speech as he thanked all the club's athletes, coaching staff, and technical teams for their exceptional performance throughout the season. He also conveyed the appreciation and congratulations of the club's Chairman to all team members and expressed hope for continued accomplishments in the upcoming seasons. During the celebration event, the club's gesture of appreciation towards Salim bin Said al Wahaibi, Chairman of the Oman Football Association (OFA), in recognition of his leadership during two successful terms at the helm of OFA. al Wahaibi was presented with an honorary award for his contributions to Oman football and the national development of football. The event continued with the presentation of awards by the chief guest to the club's star performers and coaching staff. The 2024–2025 season witnessed a series of triumphs across multiple disciplines including senior football team as they were crowned champions of the Omantel League and winners of the prestigious OFA Cup. Volleyball team managed to dominate all the titles of the season as they registered triple titles including first division league, Ministry's Shield, and Super Cup. The first team of the Basketball achieved a domestic double as they secured both the league and the Ministry's Shield titles. The U-17 football team clinched the League Championship title and showcased the strength of Seeb's youth pipeline. Junior basketball team stars also captured the league title. Seeb Football Club Academy achieved remarkable success internationally as they snatched both the Oval Championship and the Manchester City Club title. The head coach of Seeb volleyball team, Jamal al Maamari, said that this event is a crucial event for the athletes in the club as all the sporting staff came under one roof in a glittering annual awards. ' Thanks to the board directors for this yearly event and it is a great motivation for the players to deliver more in the forthcoming seasons. Seeb club is one of the successful clubs in the Sultanate of Oman due to proper planning in all their sporting activities,' he said. ' We are working very hard to compete at Asian level in the next season as we dominated at the domestic level besides our achievements at the Arabian level. Our hopes are high to vie in the continental level,' he ended.


Observer
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Observer
Seeb romp to seventh straight volleyball shield
MUSCAT: Seeb were crowned champions of the 2024-25 Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth Volleyball Shield after a well-deserved straight-set victory (3-0) over Majees Club in the final match held on Wednesday evening at the main hall of Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Bausher. The final was held under the auspices ofDr Ahmed bin Salim al Mandhari, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Health for Planning and Health Regulation. With this achievement, Seeb continue their dominance in the tournament, securing the title for the seventh consecutive time — further affirming the team's technical stability and the outstanding performance of their players under the guidance of both the coaching and administrative staff. Seeb captain receives the Ministry's Shield. — Abdulwahid al Hamadani In the third-place match, Al Salam Club claimed the bronze medal after a hard-fought and thrilling 3-2 win over Al Bashayer in a match that was marked by dramatic shifts and extended to a deciding set. In the final, the first set started evenly and with high intensity. Seeb opened the scoring after a service error by Majees's Hilal al Muqbali, followed by a second point from their foreign player Artem. Sami al Jadeedi quickly responded for Majees, levelling the score after a wide shot by Seeb's Bogdan. Seeb captain receives the Ministry's Shield. — Abdulwahid al Hamadani Seeb continued to apply pressure, with Saud al Maamari scoring the third point, followed by another error from Al Jadeedi, giving Seeb a 4-2 lead. Artem then extended the gap to 5-2. Though Majees's professional player Ibeid tried to close the gap, Saud al Maamari fired back with three consecutive points, increasing the lead to five. Both teams exchanged points until the score reached 12-11 in favour of Seeb, with Al Maamari standing out. Seeb capitalised on an error by Huth al Jalboobi to widen the lead to 15-12. Majees showed determination and managed to level the score at 18-18. However, Seeb regained control thanks to the trio of Bogdan, Artem and Al Maamari. Despite the continued efforts of Majees players Ibeid and Christian, Seeb clinched the first set 25-22 after a strong performance from both teams. Majees player makes a smash as Seeb players defend. — Abdulwahid al Hamadani DOMINATING FASHION The second set began in dominating fashion for Seeb, who scored six unanswered points as Majees struggled to organise their play. Seeb maintained their technical superiority with powerful serves and capitalised on their opponent's mistakes, building a 20-10 lead. Artem continued to shine and closed the set 25-12 for Seeb with a commanding all-around display. In the third set, Majees made a strong start, with Huth al Jalboobi scoring the first point. Seeb quickly responded through Bogdan, and although Christian added another for Majees, Artem levelled the score. Saud al Maamari then added two consecutive points to make it 4-2. Ibeid managed to narrow the gap twice, bringing the score to 5-4, but Artem kept the lead for Seeb. A Seeb player makes a smash as Majees players block. — Abdulwahid al Hamadani Excitement grew as both teams traded points, with standout performances from Adam al Jalboobi, Saud al Maamari and Khamis al Jabri for Seeb, who extended the lead to 11-6. Despite Majees' efforts to come back, Seeb maintained composure and control, ultimately winning the set 25-21 and the championship title.