Kingdom to host women’s football tournament, including Saudi Arabia national team

RIYADH: The Saudi Football Association will host an international women's friendly tournament, with the participation four teams from Pakistan, Comoros, Mauritius, and Saudi Arabia, it was announced Thursday.

The Eastern Region will host the championship during the period from January 11 - 19, where the matches will be held at Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium in Al-Khobar.

Hosting the tournament is part of the goals of the Women's Football Department of the Saudi Football Association to develop the women's first team, which was launched last year.

Lamia bint Ibrahim bin Bahian, member of the board of directors at the Saudi Football Association and general supervisor of women’s football management, said that women’s football in the Kingdom has witnessed great development recently, through the development of local competitions and regional training centers for girls, which contributes to the discovery of new talents.  

She added that that the SFA has put all capabilities into developing women's football, especially as part of the Saudi football transformation strategy, which was launched last year.

Bin Bahian added that the international friendly tournament aims to prepare the national team players before entering the future official tournaments.