Manchester Premier League

The MMSS sports committee concluded the Mansoura Manchester Premier League (MPL) last Tuesday the 24thof May 2022,
on the courts of Geziret Elward Sports Club (GWSC). After a fierce 10th and last fixture of the League’s matches that was
followed by a ceremony to honor our champion, hosted by Prof. Dr Ahmed Negm, MMPME director, OWLS team was
crowned as the honorable champions of the first ever version of the MANCHESTER Premier League after technically winning
the league on the eighth round after their win on their chasers, Wolves team. Also, individual winners were honored for their
efforts and achievements, and the organizers who made this tournament possible to do in every single aspect along the course
of its 10 game weeks.

Owls Team Players:

Captain: Mohamed Amgad, Ali Elzar, Ziad afathi, Yousof Khalifa, Mohamed Adel,
Marawan Abouelnass, Eslam Rifky, and Abdelrahman Hatata.

Individual Prizes:

• Best Player Award – Mohamed Amgad (Owls)
• Top Scorer Award – Ali Elzar (Owls) – 23 Goals
• Golden Boy Award – Ahmed Aiman
• Referring Award – Abdelhamid Assassa
• MPL Fantasy Football Winner – Yousof Khalifa

Organizers:

• Mohamed Elsehili – Fourth Year – MPL Fantasy Football organizer
• Omar Wael – Second Year
• Nadine Hussein – First Year

Owls Team MPL Campaign:

Owls team made it to the first ever League’s title with a full mark of 30 earned points out of 30 possible points through
10 consecutive wins, without drawing or losing, their unmatched player, Ali Elzar topped the goal scorers list with
a 23-goals tally, which were pivotal to win the league for his team. And their captain, Mohamed Amgad got to earn the best
player award as he presented his magic and skills to us through the 10 fixtures, one after another he proved his skills and
spoke so loudly in the words of sportsmanship.

The Road to The End

The first season of the Manchester Premier League’s proceedings went on for nearly two months and half, starting from the
draw ceremony which was held on the 28th of February in Hall 2 on the MMPME floor with the honorable attendance of
Prof Dr Ahmed Negm, in which the teams, their players and logos were determined. Until we reached the league’s kickoff
on the 7th of March 2022, after big deal of preparation and planning to get the first version of the MPL through,
the first fixture was central to all the league as the other fixtures were expected to follow its same system, with three
weekly matches.

The League’s System

The tournament consisted of an individual system, where the players registered individually and then divided into levels
according to several factors, most notably: skill, experience and leadership, then a draw was made to divide them into
6 teams consisting of 8 players of different levels headed by the team leader (he is the most experienced player).
This tournament was distinguished by its unique system of players admission and collateral activities that added another
dimension to sports events in our faculty.

MPL Fantasy Football

One of the most important activities was the Fantasy Football game, which made its players able to form a virtual squad
from the league players for each game week,
a player earns points based on his contributions on field, then those points are added, and players are ranked according
to total points earned each week and collectively in the end to determine the winner of the season. This game made it
possible for MMPME students to interact with the league’s proceedings and matches, attract more
audience to watch matches and give them a close experience to football even if they are not participating.

Media Coverage

The media coverage played a big role in delivering the league’s news, thereby expanding the reach of the MPL to more
and more students through different channels, like pre- and post-match interviews with players, showcase the fixtures’
match times, results, top scorers, and table. With more and more details and gossip about the MPL transfers,
players and whereabouts.

Weekly sports newspaper

The sports newspaper was issued for three trial issues and published on the Sports Committee account on Instagram.
A printed version was distributed to spectators on field during the matches, to involve them in a new way in all events
of the league and to add a new dimension to the media coverage that has always been a reason for delivering the most
important news and events to viewers and followers and enhance communication channels
between athletes and each other.