Inaugural Inmates Futsal Tournament Held at Maafushi Prison
Inmates Futsal Tournament winners celebrate as they hold the trophy. | Photo credit: Maldives Correctional Service
The Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) has organised its first ‘Inmates Futsal Tournament’ for undertrials at Maafushi Prison.
The 15-day tournament was part of MCS’s broader initiatives aimed at inmate welfare and rehabilitation through structured recreational activities. Following the final match, a fair play game was held between the team and a group of ministers and senior officials, an event described as the first of its kind in the Maldives.
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ރާއްޖޭގެ ޖަލުތަކުގައި ފުރަތަމަ ފަހަރަށް ޤައިދީނަށް ޚާއްސަކޮށްގެން ފުޓްސަލް މުބާރާތެއް ބާއްވައިފި https://t.co/qvx8zs9KRw pic.twitter.com/tgqfJ6mbvq— Maldives Correctional Service (@CorrectionsMv) June 4, 2025
Participating officials included Attorney General Ahmed Usham; Minister of Homeland Security and Technology Ali Ihusaan; Minister of Economic Development and Trade Mohamed Saeed; Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Resources Ahmed Shiyam; Minister of State for Health Abdulla Nazim Ibrahim; Chief of Staff at the President’s Office Abdulla Fayaz; Principal Secretary to the President on Foreign Relations Ahmed Ali Habeeb; and Chief Executive Officer of Dharumavantha Hospital Ibrahim Abdul Razzaq Haleem.
Also present at the event were Commissioner General of Customs Fathimath Dhiyana, Controller General of Immigration Commissioner of Police (Retd) Ahmed Faseeh, Commissioner of Prisons Hassan Zareer, Deputy Commissioner of Prisons Ibrahim Mohamed Didi, Assistant Superintendent of Prisons Abdulla Ameen, and other senior MCS personnel.
Teams and individuals were awarded prizes, with those reaching the highest ranks in the tournament receiving notable rewards. MCS officials and government representatives spent time with the inmates in an informal setting following the matches.
Minister Ali Ihusaan, Commissioner Zareer, and other MCS officials thanked Maafushi Prison’s management and staff for facilitating the tournament. Inmates said the competition had been a positive experience and requested similar activities in the future. Some family members of inmates attended the final match.
