Fexco have extended their sponsorship of the Asian Gaelic Games tournament which will take place between October 11th and 12th in Kuala Lumpur.
This is the 19th year of the tournament which will this year extend to 65 teams and 800 players from 26 clubs and 18 countries across Asia.
Donegal’s All Ireland winning footballer Ryan Bradley will be representing Qatar again, having helped them to win the event in 2013 though his attention will be fixed as much on Croke Park over the coming weeks as his former county team mates bid to emulate their 2012 All Ireland Championship victory.
180 Games
The Fexco Asian Gaelic Games will encompass 180 games over two days of action across Senior, Intermediate and Junior levels in Man’s and Women’s Gaelic Football, Hurling and Camogie.
It is part of an evolving growth of the GAA in new territories around the world and will be further enhanced by the development of the GAAGo initiative between the Association and RTE Digital bringing coverage of the All Ireland Championships all around the world.
“The Games have grown from strength-to-strength over the last 19 years, and, with the continued support from FEXCO, have now evolved to be bigger than ever before,” said Joe Trolan, Chairperson of the Asian County Board.
“We are delighted to once again have Fexco on board this year as we welcome two new clubs from Indonesia and Myanmar and are truly looking forward to an exciting weekend of Gaelic games.”
“We are proud to sponsor the Fexco Asian Gaelic Games again this year,” added Fexco’s Dennis Cleary.
“This annual gathering of GAA players from right across Asia and the Middle East continues to grow rapidly each year, as more and more Irish expats, as well as many other nationalities, join this truly international community linked through the GAA sporting culture.”
“The Asian County Board has done tremendous work over the last number of years in bringing together our Irish diaspora community through our native sport which gives the Irish abroad a familiar sense of community in their home away from home.”
“Fexco, with operations in 28 countries worldwide including China, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia and across the Middle East, is proud to support the Asian County Board in what is sure to be another exciting weekend of football.”
