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Press Release

The UAE Ministry of Sports Joins Forces with Precision Football
and PlayerMaker to Uncover the Next Generation of Talent

UAE - 17 April 2025- The UAE Ministry of Sports is pleased to announce two new strategic

partnership with Precision Football and PlayerMaker to strengthen the country’s talent
identification ecosystem through the UAE School Games & UAE University Games,
Organized by the UAE Sports Federation for the Institutions of School and University
Education in collaboration with the Ministry of Sports and other partners, the University Games
will conclude on April 19 and 20, while the School Games will wrap up their competitions in
next May.

This initiative marks a significant milestone in the Ministry’s long-term vision to create a
world-class pipeline for prominent athlete identification across the UAE.

Under these partnerships, Precision Football will lead scouting operations for football, while
PlayerMaker will oversee talent identification across seven other sports. Each provider will
operate independently within their respective domain, bring deep expertise and cutting-edge

technology to support data-driven scouting and athlete evaluation. The partnerships will be
piloted at the upcoming finals of the UAE University Games and UAE School Games.
Experienced scouts will provide qualitative evaluation of the potential talents that will be
supported by competition video recording and professional wearables to collect quantitative
data for further analysis.

To further enhance the level of scouting expertise across the UAE sports, the providers will run
bespoke educational and practical workshops before the start of the School Games finals.

“The partnerships are a critical step forward in our mission to professionalize the talent
development system in the UAE,” said H.E. Sheikh Suhail Al Maktoum, Secretary General of

the UAE Sports Federation for the Institutions of School and University Education,
Chairperson of the UAE Committee for Talent & National Sports Support.

“By working with leading global scouting providers, we are ensuring that young athletes across
the country are seen, assessed, and given a pathway to develop their potential through the
national sports system.”

By partnering with specialized providers, the Ministry is laying the foundation for a modern,
data-led approach to scouting. This initiative will not only improve how talent is identified
today but also transform how the next generation of athletes is supported and developed across
the nation.