Saudi Arabia Female Football Team
Riyadh jeddah and khobar.
Saudi arabia female football team. The rising number of female sports enthusiasts and teams is due to social reforms introduced as. The woman dressed in a black abaya robe and niqab face covering. The games were played as per the 9 versus 9 formations which will be applied to the upcoming tournament.
The saudi arabia women s national football team would be the national team representing the kingdom in international football. Saudi sports authorities have launched the kingdom s first women s football league. As female activists who fought for similar freedoms remain in jail is it a sign of real reform or sportswashing.
When saudi arabia agreed to send its first female athletes to the olympics in 2012 it was the last country to submit to the pressure from the international olympic committee for more gender equality. The government funded league was announced on. The saudi women succeeded in creating more than 10 recreational teams across the country most of the teams are based in the big cities.
The saudi arabia national football team arabic. المنتخب العربي السعودي لكرة القدم represents saudi arabia in men s international football and the team s colours are green and white. In the past year women in saudi arabia have been openly participating in various sports.
Saudi arabia has been pitched into moral uproar after a female spectator was caught on camera cheering for a saudi football team. Saudi arabia are known as al suqour the falcons and al akhdhar the green the team represents both fifa and asian football confederation afc.
