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Pregnant woman ditches maternity ward for cup final

Matar_1A pregnant woman in the United Arab Emirates left a maternity ward after discovering it had no television on which to watch the Gulf Cup final between UAE and Oman. The woman reportedly told staff: "I shall be back once my national team has won the coveted championship."

She returned to the hospital clutching a UAE flag having watched her country secure a 1-0 victory and later named her baby Matar after goalscorer Ismail Matar (pictured). Matar – the goalscorer rather than the newborn child – said: "My thanks to her and all other mothers for their support. I dedicate this victory to them." [Via Khaleej Times]

[Rob Parker]

By Ollie on February 6th, 2007 in Miscellaneous. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.
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2 Responses to “Pregnant woman ditches maternity ward for cup final”

  1. Matt Parker says:

    That’s really cool.
    Good to see some happy football news after certain events took place in Italy.

  2. bryn says:

    are there any players you’d want your child names after in the prem?
    What about Savage or Djemba-Djemba?

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