A sell-out crowd will see if Saudi Arabia can defeat Egypt in the final of the 2022 Arab Cup U-20 Championships on Sunday and become the first team in the tournament’s history to win successive titles.
It is not only a battle between two giants of the Arab world — one from Asia, one from Africa — but between two talented young players who have already lit up the tournament.
All 20,000 tickets were quickly sold in the Saudi city of Abha once the semi-finals were negotiated by the host nation. Wednesday’s clash was a stroll in the park for the young Green Falcons as they thrashed Palestine 5-0.
Saudi Arabia took maximum points from the group stage, which was contested by 18 teams from two continents. It included a 4-1 defeat against what was seen as a strong Iraqi team.