Saudi Arabia, Morocco qualify for 2023 Arab Beach Football Championship quarterfinals

RIYADH: The Saudi and Moroccan national teams qualified for the quarterfinals of the 2023 Arab Beach Football Championship after the conclusion of the first group competition on Tuesday.

The event is organized by the Arab Football Association and hosted by the Saudi Federation in Jeddah from May 11-20.

In the first match, the Saudi side defeated Morocco 4-3. Faisal Al-Yami (2 goals), Ramzi Dakman and Islam Siraj scored for the Saudi national team, while the Moroccan national team’s goals came through Reda Zahrawi, Anwar Frindi and Ibrahim Abghali.

In the second match, the Mauritanian national team defeated the Lebanese side 5-2, with Sheikh Belkhir (4 goals) and Mohammad Al-Darwish scoring. The Lebanon double came through Ahmed Hamed and Hussein Abdullah.

With these results, the Saudi national team placed first in group standings with six points, followed by Morocco in second place with five points, Mauritania with three points, and Lebanon with three, behind on goal difference.

The group stage competitions will end on Wednesday with Oman vs. Kyrgyzstan, Egypt vs. Palestine, the UAE vs. Kuwait and Comoros vs. Libya.