RIYADH: The Arabian Football Federation has released the schedule and confirmed the venues for the group stage matches of the 2023 King Salman Club Cup.
The Saudi cities of Taif, Abha and Al-Baha will host the tournament, with the matches being played between July 27 and Aug. 12, the federation said on Thursday.
Before then, Sudanese club Al-Hilal will face Aymen Sfaxi of Tunisia in a delayed second qualifying round tie on July 4 and 7, the winner of which will join Saudi side Al-Ittihad, Iraq’s Al-Shurta and Al-Taraji of Tunisia in Group A Group B includes Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal, Libya’s Al-Ahly Tripoli, Qatar’s Al-Sadd and Al-Wedad of Morocco.
The teams in Group C are Saudi sides Al-Nassr and Al-Shabab, Egypt’s Zamalek and Tunisia’s Monastir Union. Competing in Group D will be Algeria’s Shabab Belouizdad, Morocco’s Al-Raja, Kuwait FC from Kuwait and the Emirati team Al-Wahda.