An elite high school soccer camp based in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon is nearing completion after the first phase of the development camp program was held in the Spanish capital of Madrid.
This comes as part of the Schools League’s Schools Football Talent Unleashing project, which is being implemented by the Ministry of Sports in collaboration with the Ministry of Education during its third season to prepare a new generation for Saudi football.
The first stage of the development camp for the elite school league team began in Madrid on August 2 and included lectures, technical lessons and field training under the guidance of the Spanish coach Iago Agaler Azun. The team played test matches, the first against Getafe. on the sixth of this month, which resulted in the victory of the Spanish national team (4-1), and the second victory over Real Madrid on the ninth of the same month (0-1).
The first stage included an introductory and entertainment program, including a visit to the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, as well as the facilities of the Getafe club, the Carlos Sanz karting track and Al Retiro Park, as well as a visit by the Real Madrid goalkeeper Belgian Thibaut Courtois, to the headquarters of the camp and meeting with elite school league players.
The team then moved to the Portuguese city of Lisbon and yesterday, Saturday, played a friendly match against the Portuguese team Benfica, which ended in a positive draw 3: 3, and scored a goal for the elite school league team, the Abdullah Al-Hashlan duo. (two goals) and Moaz Al Habib (goal) and the development camp will end tomorrow, Monday.
On the other hand, under the School League joint project implemented by the Ministry of Sports in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, the Saudi Football Talent Development Scholarship Team invited the duo of Fahd Bakri and Mu’ayyad Abed to join the training camp. which will be held in Jeddah Province, after they presented outstanding levels during the Elite School League Team Camp in Spain and Portugal.
