World Football Tennis Championship Concludes in TRNC

The World Football Tennis Championship, organized by the International Football Tennis Federation FIFTA in cooperation with the TRNC Football Tennis Federation, concluded with final matches held at the Lala Mustafa Pasha Sports Hall of Eastern Mediterranean University. Over the five-day event, athletes competed fiercely in different categories.

Romania stood out at the championship by taking first place in all categories. The teams from Denmark and Iraq won the admiration of spectators with their performances in the matches.

Speaking at the award ceremony held after the final matches, FIFTA President and TRNC Football Tennis Federation President Şevket Songur expressed his pride in hosting the event in the TRNC. Songur thanked the Prime Ministry, the Sports Department, the Gazimağusa Municipality and Eastern Mediterranean University for their contributions, and announced that they would begin efforts to spread football tennis around the world.

DAÜ Rector Hasan Kılıç stated that hosting such an event is a great honor. Kılıç expressed his hope that football tennis will one day be included in the Olympic Games and that Turkish athletes will take part in the Olympics. Awards were presented to the medalists by Kılıç, Özdinç Akdel, Songur and other officials.