Tomorrow evening, Thursday, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from May 11 to May 20, the fourth Arab Beach Soccer Championship, organized by the Arab Football Association and hosted by the Federation of Saudi Arabia, will begin with the participation of Saudi Arabia. Mauritania, Morocco, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Kyrgyzstan and Egypt. And the Emirates, Libya, Kuwait and the Comoros. On the first day of the tournament there will be two matches, the first between the national teams of Saudi Arabia and Mauritania, and the second between the national teams of Morocco and Lebanon.
Organizing committee meeting
On the other hand, the Organizing Committee, headed by committee member Professor Moid Al-Shehri, held its first meeting on Wednesday morning in the presence of the committee members and was briefed on all the final preparations for the launch of the tournament. Competitions, players and acceptance of judges, observers and coordinators.
The commission also checked the readiness of the tournament stadium and all organizational, administrative, technical and operational aspects and invited all sports fans to attend the matches by obtaining a free ticket through the Makani platform, where the stands with a capacity of 2000 seats are prepared and this is available to all fans; Individuals and families at Al Hamra Corniche beach in Jeddah province.
Referee commission meeting
On the other hand, the Referee Committee conducted a fitness test for referees involved in managing the matches of the tournament, where Referee Committee member Mr. Ibrahim Al Mansouri confirmed that 19 Arab referees representing the best Arab referees on the continents from Asia and Africa have been selected to manage matches of the tournament and their arbitration, which indicates that field fitness tests were conducted for all judges on Wednesday morning and they were successfully completed.
After that, a preparatory technical coordination meeting for the matches of the tournament was held in the presence of representatives of the participating teams, at which they were acquainted with the tournament regulations, match systems, training and match dates, and agreed on t-shirts and colors. from participating teams.
Press conferences for coaches of participating teams
On the other hand, a press conference was held in Jeddah tonight for the coaches of the national teams in preparation for the launch of the 2023 Arab Beach Soccer Cup, in which they spoke about the latest preparations for the tournament.
Saudi Arabia national team coach Koka Zlokovich welcomed the teams participating in the tournament, wishing them to achieve their expected success, adding: “We started preparing for the tournament after the end of the blessed month of Ramadan, and the level of the national team is gradually rising, and we played a number of friendly matches, the most the brightest of which was against the Egyptian team”. expect the fans to come and support the players.”
For his part, Lebanese national team coach Khaled Berjavi thanked the Arab Football Association for organizing the Arab Beach Soccer Cup and the Saudi Federation for hosting it, adding: “Our preparations for the tournament went well, as we played 3 friendly matches against the Kuwait national team, and we have young players, we hope to win the cup with them after the team finished second in the last edition.
While Mauritania national team coach Moussa Bagigo expressed great satisfaction with his presence in Saudi Arabia, expressing gratitude to the Arab and Saudi federations for organizing and hosting the tournament, emphasizing: “We are here to learn from our Arab brothers, our team is new to this game, and some teams are years ahead of us, and this is just the beginning.” As for us, I wish you all success.”
On the other hand, Morocco coach Omar Sylla expressed his joy at participating in the tournament, indicating that he expects a strong tournament this year, adding: commands, and eventually it will be crowned.” The best team in the title.
For his part, Palestine coach Sami Salem thanked the Arab Federation and the organizers of the tournament for their hospitality and said: “It is a great honor for me to be among the great coaches. in second place in Africa. We have players participating for the first time and we are committed to maintaining the reputation of our team and we are committed to delivering positive results.
On the other hand, Oman national team coach Tariq Hilal expressed great satisfaction with the return of the organization of the beach soccer championship after being absent for several years. By the World Cup, and we respect all the participating teams, and I wish this edition success.
For his part, Egypt coach Mustafa Lotfi thanked the Arab and Saudi federations for organizing and hosting the tournament, wishing that the competition be held annually to improve the level of the Arab teams, adding: “We created a training camp in Alexandria, during which we played friendly matches, the brightest of which was against the fraternal team of the Emirates, and also we arrived in Jeddah 5 days before the start of the competition, where we met with the Saudi Arabian team in a friendly manner.
As for the Libyan national team coach Mohamed Al-Marni, he said: “Our preparation was successful, and the most important thing is to meet the Arab brothers. We look forward to the continuation of the championship, as it helps to improve the level of the national team, and I wish everyone success.”
For his part, Kuwait coach Ahmed Abdel Razek expressed great joy at the return of the championship after absence, praising the role of the Arab Federation in helping to improve the level of teams by organizing such tournaments. As we reached the quarter-finals of the Asian Championship for the first time, and I hope to present honorable levels and results.”
