Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 21 February 2019: Spark Security Services, part of the Spark Group, expressed pride and immense happiness in their contribution to the success achieved by the UAE in organizing the activities and competitions of the AFC Asian Cup 2019.

Spark Security Services participated in different activities including the coordinating, planning, and mobilization of security and management personnel in four stadiums across Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. The fixed security service hours exceeded 50,000 hours, while the working hours in the stadiums that hosted the games reached around 46,000 hours.

Spark has once again managed to establish itself as one of largest and most important companies in the field of security services across the region, and has enhanced its record of remarkable success in various sporting, cultural, and national events. We have benefited, through our recent collaboration with the organizing committee, from our knowledge and expertise in similar events, especially the Formula One Grand Prix, the Dubai Rugby Championship and the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship to name few, commented Engineer Al Anood Abdulla Al Mulla, the CEO of Spark Security.

Adding further, Al Anood noted that this is the first time that Spark Security Services employs a significant number of people exceeding 5,644 members who covered the various security requirements during the competitions in four of the largest stadiums in the UAE. We managed to overcome all the organizational and security challenges of a major tournament such as the Asian Cup 2019.

It is worth mentioning that Spark provides its security services under licenses from the UAE federal regulatory body, the Auxiliary Security Services Department (ASSD) at the Ministry of Interior in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain & Western Region, Security Industry Regulatory Agency (SIRA) in Dubai, and the Private Security Business Department (PSBD) in Northern Emirates.