Champions Al-Nassr kick off defense of Saudi Women’s Premier League with big win

Champions Al-Nassr have kicked off their defense of the Saudi Women’s Premier League with a comprehensive 6-0 win over Al-Riyadh on Friday night.

Algeria’s Lina Boussaha was the star of the show as she notched up an opening-day hat-trick with strikes in the 14th and 43rd minutes, before adding the third inside first-half stoppage time.

The other goals came from Dalal Al-Shafii (24), Maysaa Ziad (53) and Mubarkah Al-Sayari (57).

In the day’s other match, last season’s runner-up Al-Hilal played out a 0-0 draw with hosts Al-Qadisiyah in Al-Khobar.

Saturday sees Eastern Flames host Al-Ittihad at Dammam’s Al-Nahda Club Stadium while Al-Ahli welcome Al-Shabab to Jeddah.