Sport policies of the Arab League
The Arab States have tried to form unions of several non-political organizations. Sport has been one of the main activities used to unify Arabs. Several tournaments and games were created to let Arab participate in sports, in an effort to bring the members of the Arab world closer to each other.
Pan Arab Games[edit]
The Pan Arab Games were created in 1953 with a grand opening in Alexandria, which hosted the first Games; the games were supposed to take place every four years, like the Olympic Games. Several political problems have made this difficult. The Games included most of the same events as the Olympics. Egypt, with 985 medals over the years, is the leader in medal wins, followed by Syria with 692 medals, then Algeria with 624 medals. Mauritania and Comoros are the only two Arab States that never won a medal in the games.
Four African and four Asian members of the Arab League have qualified to the FIFA World Cup. Morocco advanced to the Semi Finals in 2022.
The Union of Arab Football Associations, established in 1974, organizes the Arab Nations Cup and UAFA Club Championship.
African members of the Arab League have hosted 12 editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, with another scheduled for 2017:
Meanwhile, Asian members of the Arab League have hosted five editions of the AFC Asian Cup:
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was held in Qatar. 2021 FIFA Arab Cup was also held in Qatar as a prelude to the World Cup.[2]
The 2030 FIFA World Cup is set to be held in Morocco.[3]