The victory of our U-20 team in the Arab Cup at the expense of their brother, Egypt, in the final match of the tournament, to confirm the boom that Saudi football is currently experiencing.
Saudi sport in general enjoys the unrestricted support of HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince God bless him, and all games reap the benefits of that support and attention, with championships and gold medals in every field and stadium in the world.
Young Al-Akhdar’s victory in the Arab Cup led by national coach Saleh Al-Mohammadi was not a stroke of luck or a passing coincidence, but rather a merit after our team topped their group in the tournament during the group stage and then in the quarter-finals of the tournament overcame her Yemeni counterpart in a penalty shoot-out, after the original time of the match ended in a goalless draw, and in the semi-finals scored a big victory over her Palestinian counterpart with five clean goals.
The young Greens qualified for the final against their brother Egypt and the two teams struggled in a long marathon, their original and extra time ending in a positive 1-1 draw before the Falcons settled the conflict in their favor with a penalty shoot-out.
The under-20 team won the Arab Cup, which ended Saudi football’s streak of achievements, and the first team started it by reserving a spot among the world’s best players by qualifying ahead of schedule for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. elite football teams of the world.
Al-Akhdar managed to qualify for the World Cup after an early qualifier through tough and difficult qualifiers in which he faced ancient teams at the level of the yellow continent, be it Japan, Australia or other teams that have evolved a lot in recent years.
Al Akhdar fans rely a lot on our players to achieve great results at the World Cup in Qatar, which is an exceptional tournament to be staged in the region, making Al Akhdar’s public presence exciting.
Our team competes at the World Championships in Qatar in the difficult third group, which includes Argentina, Mexico and Poland. The Olympic team, led by national coach Saad Al Shehri, arrived to present new evidence that Saudi football is enjoying its brightest era in Uzbekistan as it returns with the Asian Under-23 Cup.
The “hawks” of the Olympic team for the first time in their history achieved a well-deserved result by beating Uzbekistan (2:0) in a match that brought the two teams together at the Mili stadium in Tashkent, in the final of the AFC U-23 Cup.
