Morocco, Lebanon score big wins in 2023 Arab Beach Soccer Championship

JEDDAH: The Moroccan beach soccer team notched up a 5-4 victory against Mauritania and Lebanon beat Saudi Arabia 7-4 in the second round of the group stage of the 2023 Arab Beach football Championshi.

Badr Al-Freishli, Anwar Frindi, Ibrahim Abghli, Suhail Bassak and Mohamed Ghailani scored the Moroccan goals, while Mauritania's were scored by Sheikh Belkhair (with 3 goals) and Mohamed Al-Haddad (an own goal).

Hassan Salameh (a hat-trick), Muhammad Haidar, Ahmed Jarada, Muhammad Al-Saleh and Muhammad Marei got the Lebanese strikes, while Saudi Arabia's Bilal Bouda (two goals), Faisal Al-Yami and Islam Siraj were on the scoresheet.

The second round of the group stage will be completed on Monday, when Libya meet Kuwait, Comoros take on UAE, Palestine come up against Kyrgyzstan and Egypt clash with Oman.

The tournament, organized by the Arab Football Association, is being played at Al-Hamra Corniche Stadium in Jeddah, on the Kingdom’s Red Sea coast, and the final will take place on May 20, 2023.