The President of the Islamic Council of WA Zubair Sayed welcomed the Afghan and English cricket teams at Forest Chase in the city of Perth on Friday 21 October before their Cricket Mens T20 qualifying match.
The event was attended by WA Minister Mr Bill Johnson, Lord Mayor of Perth, Afghan diplomats and community leaders.
Mr Sayed, of Afghan origins himself, praised the Afghanistan cricket team who have grown from their humble beginnings into a world class cricket team who qualified for the super 12 competition in T20 tournament being held in Australia.
Although Afghanistan lost the match, Mr Sayed had the honour of presenting the trophy to the English team after the match at the cricket ground.
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