Middle East GAA announce County Teams

Middle East GAA is delighted to announce the Middle East County Teams that will compete at the GAA World Games, an event that is a first in the history of the GAA. Momentum is really starting to gather here for the GAA World Games and our competition are already making their way to Abu Dhabi. Middle East Abú!

Our Ladies teams are as follows:  

Middle East Ladies A      

Claire Kelly                         Dubai Celts

Claire Maguire                   Qatar

Deirdre Martin                  Dubai Celts

Grainne Houston             AD Na Fianna

Grainne McGale               AD Na Fianna

Liz Twomey                       AD Na Fianna

Sarah O'Sullivan                 AD Na Fianna

Shauna McCallion            AD Na Fianna

Sinead Walker                   AD Na Fianna

Siobhan Courtney            Dubai Celts

Siobhan Lacken                 AD Na Fianna

Una Harkin (C)                   AD Na Fianna

Middle East Ladies B      

Aisling Kinsella                   Arabian Celts

Allison Dickman                                AD Na Fianna

Amy Doyle                         Dubai Celts

Angela Monaghan           Qatar

Anna Ward                         AD Na Fianna

Aoife Martin                      AD Na Fianna

Bebhinn Nielsen               Al Ain 

Emma Barrett (C)             Clann na hOman

Katie Warren                     Dubai Celts

Mairead Courtney           Dubai Celts

Niamh Hogan                     AD Na Fianna

Triona MacDonald           AD Na Fianna

Below are both Men’s Middle East county teams.

Men's A

Darragh McGreevy - Dubai

Danny Curran (Captain) - Abu Dhabi

Frank McCarty - Arabian Celts

Cahir McGuinness - Dubai

Andy Doyle - Dubai

Colm Coyle (Vice Captain) Qatar

Cian Tobin - Abu Dhabi

Gareth McDermott - Dubai

Neil Quinn - Al Ain

Noel Tuohy - Dubai

Shane Fowley - Dubai

James Carroll - Al Ain

Management: Tadhg Flahive, Christy Bolger, Paddy Darcy

Men's B

James Martin - Abu Dhabi

James McGrath - Arabian Celts

Jon Mollen - Abu Dhabi

Conor Smith - Abu Dhabi

Peter Domican - Dubai

Joe Melia (Captain) Arabian Celts

Gavin Murphy - Abu Dhabi

Fergus Murphy - Dubai

Martin Scannell - Arabian Celts

Darren Kelly - Dubai

Noel Nulty - Dubai

Wayne O'Sullivan - Abu Dhabi

Management: Frank O'Reilly, Killian Coleman

Middle East GAA is delighted to announce the Middle East Nationals Squad that will compete in the International Competition this coming weekend at the GAA World Games. We all know that this weekend’s event is a first in the history of the GAA but this team, made up of players from countries around the Middle East is definitely a team that has not been seen on a Gaelic football pitch before. Middle East GAA would like to wish the guys all the best in the International Competition. We are very proud of all of our international players that make playing GAA in this region all the more special. Here is a list of the team, made up of players from Bahrain, Oman, Sudan, Egypt, Kuwait among others.

Talal Al Doub – Kuwait Harps (Kuwait)

Mo Hasan – Arabian Celts (Bahrain)

Hassan Mohammed – Arabian Celts (Bahrain)

 Ali Al Riyami – Oman GAA (Oman)

Shaker Hanbali – Oman GAA (Palestine) 

Amr Salah – Oman GAA (Egypt)

Sami Gamal – Oman GAA (Sudan)

Taimur Farooq – Oman GAA (Pakistan)

Fahad Al Abri – Oman GAA (Oman)

Salim Al Habsi – Oman GAA (Oman)

Ahmed Gamal – Oman GAA (Sudan)

Rashid Al Sawafi – Oman GAA (Oman)