Greater Amman Municipality (GAM), Jordan Football Association (JFA), and Jordan River Foundation (JRF) recently signed a cooperation and partnership agreement to build a pentagonal football playground on a piece of land in Al Naser district.
JFA and the Norway Football Federation (NFF), in cooperation with JRF, previously agreed on building the playground with full support from NFF for sports and society service purposes in one of the public areas for youth and children categories.
In response to JFA and JRF's request that GAM allocate a piece of land for setting up a playground, a field survey team consisting of representatives of GAM, Madrasati initiative, and JFA selected the piece of land in Al Naser district to be a football playground, and it will be managed by Queen Rania Family & Child Center of JRF.
The agreement was signed by City Deputy Manager for Cultural, Social, and Sports Affairs, Eng. Haitham Jweinat, on behalf of Mayor of Amman, Omar Maani, and Secretary-General of JFA, Khalil Al Salem, and Head of JRF Valentina Qseisieh.
The agreement stipulated that the land be kept as a property of GAM, and upon concluding the project, it shall be legally under its jurisdiction, assuming responsibility for its management and maintenance. GAM shall have the right to assign the suitable cadre to handle the playground and its facilities.
JFA and JRF are bound, according to the agreement, to provide GAM with the blue prints of the playground and all the proposed details extended by the NFF, in addition to the action plan and periodical reports every 3 years, explaining all current status of the works conducted, and the efficiency of the project.
According to the agreement, a tripartite committee shall be formed within two weeks after signing it, to consist of one representative of each party, should two representatives agree on one direction, and then it shall be adopted. This committee can take decisions in regard to supervising the playground, and selecting activities and programs to be held inside, or in any of its facilities.
This agreement came in response to all three parties concern over upgrading developmental activities of all sectors, namely, sports, social work, physical care, and entertainment.
Sports Advisor of Prince Ali Ibn Al Hussein, Captain Mahmoud Johari, and the Board member of JFA, Mustafa Taba'a, Executive Director for Sports Affairs at GAM, Dr. Fahd Biary, and Executive Director for Social Affairs at GAM, Taghreed Fakhouri, all attended the signing ceremony.
