A goalkeeper makes a save as a player takes a shot during warmups before the final of Syria's first football tournament for people with disabilities at Al-Muhafaza Stadium in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
DAMASCUS (AP) — Players warmed up and prayed under a full moon in Damascus before the final of Syria’s first football tournament for people with disabilities. The Damascus Governorate Club defeated the Omayya Club to win the title.
The full moon rises above a player during the final of Syria’s first football tournament for people with disabilities at Al-Muhafaza Stadium in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)Players from Damascus Governorate Club celebrate with the trophy after defeating Omayya Club in the final of Syria’s first football tournament for people with disabilities at Al-Muhafaza Stadium in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)A player wearing a winner’s medal rests on his crutches after the final of Syria’s first football tournament for people with disabilities at Al-Muhafaza Stadium in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)Players from Damascus Governorate Club receive the championship trophy after defeating Omayya Club in the final of Syria’s first football tournament for people with disabilities at Al-Muhafaza Stadium in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)A player juggles the ball during warmups before the final of Syria’s first football tournament for people with disabilities at Al-Muhafaza Stadium in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)A player stretches beside a crutch before the final of Syria’s first football tournament for people with disabilities at Al-Muhafaza Stadium in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)Players, coaches and officials pray before the final of Syria’s first football tournament for people with disabilities at Al-Muhafaza Stadium in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)Players from Omayya Club stretch before the final of Syria’s first football tournament for people with disabilities at Al-Muhafaza Stadium in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)Female players watch the final of Syria’s first football tournament for people with disabilities from the sidelines at Al-Muhafaza Stadium in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)Players from Omayya Club prepare before the final of Syria’s first football tournament for people with disabilities at Al-Muhafaza Stadium in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)The prosthetic leg and crutches of a player are seen during the final of Syria’s first football tournament for people with disabilities at Al-Muhafaza Stadium in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)A player balances on his crutches while warming up before the final of Syria’s first football tournament for people with disabilities at Al-Muhafaza Stadium in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
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