Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team (also known as Saudi Arabia Olympics football team) is the football team representing Saudi Arabia in Olympics, AFC U-23 Championship, GCC U-23 Championship and any other under-23 international football tournaments. The team is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.
Nickname(s) | الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons) | ||
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Association | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Saad Al-Shehri | ||
Home stadium | King Fahd International Stadium | ||
FIFA code | KSA | ||
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Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1984) | ||
Best result | First Round (1984, 1996, 2020) | ||
AFC U-23 Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 2013) | ||
Best result | Champions (2022) | ||
Asian Games | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2014) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (2014, 2018, 2022) | ||
Islamic Solidarity Games | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2005) | ||
Best result | Gold medalist (2005) |
Results and fixtures edit
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Win Draw Lose Fixtures
2023 edit
22 March 2023 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–2 | Thailand | Doha, Qatar |
20:30 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium |
25 March 2023 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Kuwait | Doha, Qatar |
23:00 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium |
28 March 2023 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 0–0 (10–9 p) | Qatar | Doha, Qatar |
21:00 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium | ||
Penalties | ||||
5 June 2023 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament GS | France | 2–2 (5–6 p) | Saudi Arabia | Aubagne, France |
17:30 (UTC+2) | Aiki 8' Tel 88' |
Report | Maran 20' (pen.) Al-Nasser 39' |
Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden) |
Penalties | ||||
8 June 2023 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament GS | Saudi Arabia | 0–0 (0–3 p) | Venezuela | Mallemort, France |
14:00 (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade d'Honneur Attendance: 500 Referee: Moatasem Al Mazyed (Qatar) | ||
Penalties | ||||
11 June 2023 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament GS | Saudi Arabia | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Costa Rica | Aubagne, France |
14:00 (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Attendance: 300 Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain) | ||
Penalties | ||||
15 June 2023 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament Fifth place play-off | Ivory Coast | 3–1 | Saudi Arabia | Arles, France |
18:00 (UTC+2) | Sogodogo 8' Toure 73' Koffi 87' (pen.) |
Report | Maran 83' (pen.) | Stadium: Stade Fernand-Fournier Referee: Daniel Portelli (Malta) |
6 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers | Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Mongolia | Abha, Saudi Arabia |
19:00 (UTC+3) | Al-Juwayr 87' Radif 90+9' Maran 90+14' |
Report | Uuganbat 3' (pen.) | Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium |
9 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers | Lebanon | 0–3 | Saudi Arabia | Abha, Saudi Arabia |
19:00 (UTC+3) | Report | Radif 11' Al-Nasser 38' Maran 90+4' |
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Di Wang (China) |
12 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers | Saudi Arabia | 6–1 | Cambodia | Abha, Saudi Arabia |
19:00 (UTC+3) | A. Al-Ghamdi 6', 18' Radif 26', 56' Al-Juwayr 39' Aboulshamat 87' |
Report | Sa Ty 5' | Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Mohammad Ghabayen (Jordan) |
19 September 2023 2022 Asian Games GS | Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Iran | Hangzhou, China |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: Linping Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 5,580 Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan) |
21 September 2023 2022 Asian Games GS | Mongolia | 0–3 | Saudi Arabia | Hangzhou, China |
16:00 (UTC+8) | Report | Asiri 18' Maran 50' Masoud 74' |
Stadium: Linping Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 4,980 Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan) |
24 September 2023 2022 Asian Games GS | Vietnam | 1–3 | Saudi Arabia | Hangzhou, China |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Aboulshamat 90+4' (o.g.) | Report | Eisa 43' Maran 87' Hawsawi 90' |
Stadium: Linping Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 7,008 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain) |
28 September 2023 2022 Asian Games R16 | India | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia | Hangzhou, China |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Report | Maran 52', 58' | Stadium: Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 37,066 Referee: Shen Yinhao (China) |
1 October 2023 2022 Asian Games QF | Uzbekistan | 2–1 | Saudi Arabia | Hangzhou, China |
15:00 (UTC+8) | Mirsaidov 24' Odilov 43' |
Report | Maran 66' | Stadium: Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 38,088 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain) |
15 October 2023 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 3–2 | Kyrgyzstan | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
18:00 (UTC+3) | S. Al-Zaid 17' Al-Khaibari 59', 68' |
Report | Moldozhunusov 50' Murzakhmatov 76' |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
17 October 2023 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Kyrgyzstan | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
18:00 (UTC+3) | Haji 13', 44' | Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
18 November 2023 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Jordan | Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
16:00 (UTC+3) | Al-Nemer 17' Al-Juwayr 65' (pen.) |
Report | Kalbouneh 41' | Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium |
21 November 2023 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–3 | Australia | Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
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Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium |
2024 edit
27 January 2024 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–2 (3–2 p) | Ivory Coast | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
17:00 (UTC+4) | Report | Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
30 January 2024 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Togo | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
19:30 (UTC+4) |
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Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
23 March 2024 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | China | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
21:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium |
26 March 2024 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | China | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
21:30 (UTC+3) | Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium |
Coaching staff edit
- As of
Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | Saad Al-Shehri | |
Assistant coaches | Ahmed Al-Rowaie | |
Ali Omair | ||
Yaya Touré | ||
Simone Contran | ||
Goalkeeping coach | Abdulrahman Al-Juraisan | |
Marco Roccati | ||
Fitness coach | Andrea Scanavino | |
Claudio Donatelli | ||
Video analyst | Jibril Al-Omairi | |
Scout | Giorgio Venturin | |
Physiotherapist | Mohand Mohamed Sulaimani | |
Technical director | Nasser Larguet |
Players edit
Current squad edit
- The following 28 players were called up for the friendlies against China.[1]
- Match date: 23 & 26 March 2024
- Opposition: China
Recent call-ups edit
The following players have previously been called up to the Saudi Arabia under-23 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi | 3 February 2001 | 16 | 0 | Al-Ahli | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
GK | Ahmed Abu Rasen | 2 November 2003 | 0 | 0 | Al-Hilal | v. Australia, 21 November 2023 |
GK | Abdulmalek Al-Duwaisan | 0 | 0 | Al-Jandal | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 | |
GK | Abdulaziz Idris | 9 May 2001 | NK Uljanik Pula | v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023 | ||
GK | Raed Azybi | 22 September 2001 | Al-Khaleej | 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship | ||
GK | Osama Al-Mermesh | 6 July 2003 | Al-Ittihad | 2022 WAFF U-23 ChampionshipPRE | ||
GK | Saad Al-Qarni | 15 January 2002 | Al-Ula | v. North Macedonia, 26 September 2022 | ||
DF | Rayane Hamidou | 13 April 2002 | 18 | 1 | Al-Ahli | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
DF | Islam Hawsawi | 27 December 2001 | 3 | 0 | Al-Wehda | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
DF | Khaled Asiri | 27 November 2004 | 0 | 0 | Al-Shabab | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
DF | Hussain Al-Sibyani | 24 June 2001 | 14 | 0 | Al-Shabab | v. Australia, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Nawaf Al-Mutairi | 7 March 2001 | 10 | 0 | Al-Orobah | v. Australia, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Ahmed Al-Julaydan | 8 March 2004 | 3 | 0 | Al-Fateh | v. Australia, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Mubarak Al-Rajeh | 1 August 2003 | 2 | 0 | Al-Raed | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
DF | Almuayyad Muni | 7 May 2001 | 1 | 0 | NK HAŠK | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
DF | Saad Al Mousa | 10 December 2002 | 7 | 0 | Al-Ettifaq | 2022 Asian Games |
DF | Abdulaziz Al-Faraj | 23 June 2003 | Al-Nassr | v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023 | ||
DF | Yousef Haqawi | 11 October 2002 | Al-Fayha | v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023 | ||
DF | Ziyad Al-Jari | 15 November 2001 | Al-Fateh | v. Qatar, 28 March 2022 | ||
DF | Mohammed Al-Khaibari | 18 April 2002 | Al-Khaleej | v. Qatar, 28 March 2022 | ||
DF | Hamad Al-Sayyaf | 18 January 2002 | Ohod | 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship | ||
DF | Bandar Darwish | 4 October 2001 | Al-Orobah | 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship | ||
DF | Mohammed Al-Oufi | 8 August 2002 | Abha | v. North Macedonia, 26 September 2022 | ||
DF | Khaled Daghriri | 14 August 2001 | Al-Jandal | v. North Macedonia, 26 September 2022 | ||
DF | Nawaf Al-Qumairi | 10 June 2001 | Al-Tai | 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games | ||
DF | Naif Asiri | 18 February 2001 | Al-Okhdood | v. Qatar, 1 February 2022 | ||
MF | Musab Al-Juwayr | 20 June 2003 | 20 | 4 | Al-Hilal | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
MF | Marwan Al-Sahafi | 17 February 2004 | 4 | 1 | Al-Ittihad | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
MF | Mohammed Mahzari | 19 May 2002 | 4 | 0 | Al-Ettifaq | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
MF | Faisal Al-Asmari | 1 August 2003 | 3 | 0 | Al-Hilal | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
MF | Abdulmalik Al-Jaber | 7 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | Željezničar | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
MF | Ahmed Bahusayn | 9 February 2001 | 3 | 1 | Al-Taawoun | v. Australia, 21 November 2023 |
MF | Naif Masoud | 8 March 2001 | 11 | 1 | Al-Qadsiah | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Suhayb Al-Zaid | 12 August 2004 | 3 | 1 | Al-Hilal | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Sattam Al-Rouqi | 28 March 2002 | 2 | 0 | Al-Taawoun | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Nasser Al-Bishi | 3 June 2002 | 1 | 0 | Al-Shabab | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Abbas Al-Hassan | 22 February 2004 | 1 | 0 | Al-Fateh | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Mohammed Al-Marri | 14 July 2003 | 1 | 0 | Al-Qadsiah | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Abdullah Al-Zaid | 8 January 2004 | 1 | 0 | Al-Hilal | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Mohammed Sahlouli | 21 November 2004 | 1 | 0 | Al-Nassr | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Faisal Al-Ghamdi | 13 August 2001 | 22 | 1 | Al-Ittihad | 2022 Asian Games |
MF | Khalil Al-Absi | 28 May 2001 | Al-Hazem | v. Cambodia, 12 September 2023 | ||
MF | Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa | 11 February 2004 | Al-Nassr | v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023 | ||
MF | Mohammed Al-Qahtani | 23 July 2002 | Al-Hilal | v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023 | ||
MF | Ayman Yahya | 14 May 2001 | Al-Nassr | v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023 | ||
MF | Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi | 12 January 2001 | Al-Wehda | 2022 WAFF U-23 ChampionshipPRE | ||
MF | Nasser Al-Hadhood | 31 May 2002 | Al-Raed | v. North Macedonia, 26 September 2022 | ||
MF | Abdulaziz Dhafir | 3 January 2001 | Al-Faisaly | v. North Macedonia, 26 September 2022 | ||
MF | Samer Al-Mohaimeed | 1 April 2001 | OFI Crete | 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games | ||
MF | Mohammed Al-Rashidi | 6 May 2002 | Slavia Prague B | 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games | ||
FW | Ali Al-Masoud | 3 January 2004 | 1 | 0 | Al-Fateh | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
FW | Muhannad Al Saad | 29 June 2003 | 1 | 0 | Al-Ettifaq | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
FW | Ali Al-Jassem | 13 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | Al-Fateh | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
FW | Saad Al-Shurafa | 23 October 2004 | 0 | 0 | Al-Fateh | v. Togo, 30 January 2024 |
FW | Hassan Al-Ali | 10 February 2002 | 4 | 0 | Abha | v. Australia, 21 November 2023 |
FW | Yazeed Joshan | 4 May 2003 | 4 | 0 | Al-Faisaly | v. Australia, 21 November 2023 |
FW | Meshari Al-Nemer | 5 August 2003 | 3 | 1 | Al-Nassr | v. Australia, 21 November 2023 |
FW | Talal Haji | 16 September 2007 | 2 | 2 | Al-Ittihad | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
FW | Thamer Al-Khaibari | 1 | 2 | Al-Ettifaq | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 | |
FW | Mourad Khodari | 12 March 2003 | 1 | 0 | Al-Okhdood | v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023 |
FW | Mohammed Maran | 15 February 2001 | 36 | 15 | Al-Nassr | 2022 Asian Games |
FW | Abdullah Radif | 20 January 2003 | 22 | 7 | Al-Shabab | 2022 Asian Games |
FW | Fahad Al-Zubaidi | 13 January 2002 | Al-Orobah | v. Qatar, 28 March 2022 | ||
FW | Rayan Al-Bloushi | 27 February 2001 | Al-Safa | 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship | ||
FW | Turki Al-Mutairi | 31 May 2001 | Al-Hazem | 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship | ||
FW | Ahmed Al-Shamrani | 13 March 2002 | Al-Faisaly | v. North Macedonia, 26 September 2022 | ||
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Previous squads edit
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Overage players in Olympic Games edit
Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi (DF) | Fuad Anwar (MF) | Hamzah Idris Falatah (FW) | |
Yasser Al-Shahrani (DF) | Salman Al-Faraj (MF) | Salem Al-Dawsari (MF) |
Competitive record edit
Olympic Games edit
Summer Olympics record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
1908 to 1988 | See Saudi Arabia senior team | |||||||||
1992 | did not qualify | |||||||||
1996 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Squad | |
2000 | did not qualify | |||||||||
2004 | ||||||||||
2008 | ||||||||||
2012 | ||||||||||
2016 | ||||||||||
2020 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Squad | |
Total | Best: Group stage | 2/8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | - |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC U-23 Asian Cup edit
AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
2013 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
2016 | Group Stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
2018 | 13th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | ||
2020 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
2022 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
2024 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
2026 | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | |||||||||||||
Total | Best: Champions | 6/7 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 9 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Islamic Solidarity Games edit
Football at the Islamic Solidarity Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
2005 | Gold Medal | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
2010 | Cancelled | |||||||
2013 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
2017 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
2021 | Silver Medal | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
Total | 1 title | 4/4 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 16 |
Asian Games edit
Asian Games record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
1951 to 1998 | See Saudi Arabia senior team | |||||||||
2002 | did not enter | |||||||||
2006 | ||||||||||
2010 | ||||||||||
2014 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | Squad | |
2018 | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | Squad | ||
Total | Best: Quarter-finals | 2/4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | - |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Gulf Cup under-23 edit
GCC U-23 Championship record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
2008 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
2010 | Group Stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2011 | Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |
2012 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
2013 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
2015 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | |
2016 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
Total | Best: 4 titles | 7/7 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 22 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
- ***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
WAFF U-23 Championship edit
WAFF U-23 Championship record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
2015 | Group Stage | 5th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
2021 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
2022 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |
2023 | Did not participate | ||||||||
2024 | Hosts | ||||||||
Total | Best: Champions | 4/5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 |
- ***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- Official website (in Arabic)