Muscat: Oman National Football team captain and UK-based Reading Football Club’s goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi visited the children’s ward of a local hospital in Oman to hand out some Reading goodies to the young patients. His gesture brought smiles on the faces of the little ones.
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The ace footballer spoke to the children who were in awe of the Reading Player of the Season.
In the past too, Al Habsi has visited children at hospitals. Among his other philanthropic works, Ali is also the co-founder of Safety First, a road safety organisation in Oman. He recently made history by becoming the first Arab player to captain a professional football club in the UK.