--- title: "Esports Football Championship 2026 with Keolis.MHI | Ascend" url: https://ascendesport.ae/keolis-mhi-esports-football-championship-2026/ description: "53 registrations, 42 players and 52 matches in nine days. How we ran a full esports football league for Keolis.MHI employees, as covered by Khaleej Times." last_modified: 2026-11-10T10:50:07+04:00 site: "Ascend Esports" summary_for_agents: https://ascendesport.ae/llms.txt ---[Inside Ascend](https://ascendesport.ae/category/inside-ascend/)# Featured in Khaleej Times: Keolis.MHI and Ascend Esports host the Esports Football Championship 202653 registrations, 42 players and 52 matches in nine days. How we ran a full esports football league for Keolis.MHI employees, as covered by Khaleej Times.![](https://ascendesport.ae/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/hammer.png) **Ascend Esports team** 6 October 2026 · 2 min readShare [WhatsApp](https://wa.me/?text=Featured%20in%20Khaleej%20Times%3A%20Keolis.MHI%20and%20Ascend%20Esports%20host%20the%20Esports%20Football%20Championship%202026%20https%3A%2F%2Fascendesport.ae%2Fkeolis-mhi-esports-football-championship-2026%2F) [X](https://x.com/intent/post?text=Featured%20in%20Khaleej%20Times%3A%20Keolis.MHI%20and%20Ascend%20Esports%20host%20the%20Esports%20Football%20Championship%202026&url=https%3A%2F%2Fascendesport.ae%2Fkeolis-mhi-esports-football-championship-2026%2F) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fascendesport.ae%2Fkeolis-mhi-esports-football-championship-2026%2F) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fascendesport.ae%2Fkeolis-mhi-esports-football-championship-2026%2F)![Esports Football Championship 2026 by Keolis.MHI and Ascend Esports: 53 registrations, 42 players, 52 matches](https://ascendesport.ae/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/esports-football-championship-2026.jpg)Ascend Esports is in **Khaleej Times**. The paper covered the **Esports Football Championship 2026**, an employee league we ran with **Keolis.MHI** under the banner "One League, One Champion". [Read the Khaleej Times article](https://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-network/keolismhi-and-ascend-esports-host-esports-football-championship-2026).## The championship in numbers- **53** employees registered - **42** players took part - **52** matches were played - **9 days** of competition, from 11 to 19 July 2026, at the Keolis.MHI staff accommodation in Al Mamzar, DubaiThe league ended with a final, a trophy and medals. Vikas Sardana, Managing Director of Keolis.MHI, attended the final day and presented the trophy to the champion.## What Ascend didWe supported the championship from planning through to the final:- **Planning** the league and its format - **Participant coordination** and **match scheduling** - **Gaming and technical setup** - **On-ground operations** across the match days - **Branding** for the event and the trophy moment## Why companies run esports leaguesFor Keolis.MHI, the league was about bringing colleagues together through friendly competition and a shared love of the game. That is the heart of corporate esports: it is easy to join, it mixes teams and departments that rarely meet, and it gives everyone a story to talk about on Monday.> "Esports is ultimately about bringing people together through shared experiences." Ashis Kumar Jammi, CEO, Ascend Esports## Plan one for your teamWe run esports leagues, tournaments and team events for companies, schools and communities across the UAE, on-site at your venue or at our arena in Mirdif. For wellbeing programmes built around gamified challenges, [Ascend Gamified Wellness](https://ascendgamifiedwellness.com/), part of the Ascend group, can help too.[Talk to us about a corporate tournament](https://ascendesport.ae/contact-us/) or see [our events](https://ascendesport.ae/events/).![](https://ascendesport.ae/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/hammer.png)Written by the Ascend Esports teamCoaches, game builders and wellness specialists at Ascend Esports, the esports division of Ascend Innovations in Mirdif, Dubai. Questions about this article? 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