Sharjah Women\u2019s Sports clubs made a strong start to their campaign in the 2026 Women\u2019s Volleyball League, as both Sharjah Women\u2019s Sports Club and Khorfakkan Women\u2019s Sports Club secured straight-set victories in the opening round of the competition, organized by the UAE Volleyball Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sharjah Women\u2019s Sports Club defeated Abu Dhabi Ladies Club in the match held on Sunday, 18 January 2026, at Sharjah Women\u2019s Sports Club Hall. The team delivered a composed and well-organized performance, taking control of the match from the outset through strong collective harmony and tactical discipline to seal the encounter in three sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Commenting on the win, Karim Ben Ayed, Head Coach of Sharjah Women\u2019s Sports Club, said the opening-round victory came as a result of \u201cstrong commitment to the technical instructions, particularly in organizing reception, building attacks, and controlling the rhythm of play across the three sets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added that the team \u201cmanaged to reduce errors and make the most of decisive points at key moments,\u201d noting that the next phase will place greater focus on diversifying attacking options and strengthening mental consistency as the level of competition increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Khorfakkan Women\u2019s Sports Club also opened its season with a well-earned 3-0 victory over Epic Academy in the match held on Saturday, 17 January 2026, at Khorfakkan Women\u2019s Sports Club Hall. The team produced a balanced performance that reflected its technical readiness and ability to impose its style of play from the beginning of the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Buthaina bint Mansour, Head Coach of Khorfakkan Women\u2019s Sports Club, said the win \u201creflects the work carried out during the preparation period, particularly in organizing the back line.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She noted that \u201chigh concentration and discipline on court contributed to securing the sets without entering into complicated scenarios,\u201d adding that the challenge in the upcoming rounds will be to maintain this rhythm and continue developing performance gradually as the pace of matches intensifies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This successful start reflects the outcome of the integrated technical and administrative work within Sharjah Women\u2019s Sports clubs, as well as the continuous focus on building teams capable of competing with consistency. It also supports the wider development of women\u2019s volleyball and strengthens its presence on the local sports scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":7664,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"news-category":[],"class_list":["post-7666","news-feed","type-news-feed","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sws.gov.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-feed\/7666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sws.gov.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sws.gov.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news-feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sws.gov.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sws.gov.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-feed\/7666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7667,"href":"https:\/\/www.sws.gov.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-feed\/7666\/revisions\/7667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sws.gov.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sws.gov.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sws.gov.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-category?post=7666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}