Doha, Qatar (February 17, 2015): A high-level delegation from Scottish football Association (SFA) visited Aspetar, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Tuesday, February 17, 2015. The delegation comprised the president Campbell Ogilvie, his vice president Rod Petrie and Stewart Regan, CEO of SFA. The visit concluded with a comprehensive tour of the Aspetar premises. During this visit, Aspetar officials provided comprehensive briefings on the overall progress with regard to discussions focused on avenues of potential cooperation between Aspetar and the Scottish football Association as well as progress towards the participation of Scotland National Team U 15 in the tournament that l taking place at Aspire.

“I’m truly impressed with what we have seen. It is also very encouraging that such an organisation has state-of –the -art facilities in place. We are pleased with the reception that Aspetar has provided” said Campbell Ogilvie, President of Scottish football Association.

As part of Aspire zone, Aspetar gets hundreds of visits every year from international players and teams, for medical purpose and to see the world-class facilities of the leading’s sports medicine hospitals in the world. The delegation also visited the indoor pitch of Aspire Dome and took an idea about the state-of-the-art premises of Aspire Academy. About ASPETAR: ASPETAR is a world leading specialised orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital, and the first of its kind in the Middle East. Since 2007, with a world expert team, the hospital has provided top-level comprehensive medical treatment to all athletes in a state-of-the-art facility that sets new standards internationally. In 2009, Aspetar was accredited as a “FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence” by F-MARC and “IOC Research Centre for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health” in 2014. In 2015, Aspetar has been recognised as the “IHF Reference Centre for Athlete and Referee Health worldwide”. ASPETAR is a member–organisation of Aspire Zone Foundation, Qatar’s innovative sports and healthy lifestyle destination.