On Tuesday, Princess Al-Jawhara bint Saad bin Faisal Al Saud submitted her list to run for the presidency of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Tennis Federation for the 2026-2030 session, to enter the electoral competition against Muhammad Al-Meshal and Dr. Nasser Abdullah Mahdi, in a race that is expected to be decided during the electoral general assembly scheduled for November 30 of this year.
Princess Al-Jawhara's list includes 10 candidates, led by a presidential candidate, and Abdul Rahman Abdullah Al-Dayel as Vice President, along with eight candidates for membership in the Board of Directors, namely Abdul Rahman Al-Salama in the Paralympic specialization, Dr. Saad Al-Saqabi in the technical specialization, Dr. Omar Al-Saeed in the legal specialization, Dr. Saleh Al-Arifi in the administrative specialization, Nouf Al-Hamdi and Mishari Al-Harf in the financial specialization, and Abdul Rahman Al-Habi and engineer Noura Al-Mousa in the Technical specialization.
The list's strategy is based on expanding the base of tennis practice in the Kingdom, through developing stadiums and establishing new facilities in various regions, increasing the number of practitioners, and raising the level of local competitions, in addition to supporting professional opportunities for male and female players outside the Kingdom.
The list also aims to enhance the federation’s financial revenues by expanding partnerships with the private sector and attracting sponsorships, increasing the number of international tournaments hosted by the Kingdom, and benefiting from the growing public demand for tennis competitions, as well as developing the administrative and technical system through digital transformation.
Princess Al-Jawhara's entry into the electoral race comes in light of an expected competition with the lists of Muhammad Al-Mashal and Nasser Mahdi, which include diverse experiences and propose programs aimed at developing the game and expanding its spread.
Al-Mashal’s list includes eight candidates, led by the president, and Tawfiq Yahya Maafa as vice-president, while Mahdi’s list includes 11 candidates. Its strategy is based on four priorities, including expanding the base of practitioners, activating the role of clubs, developing coaches and talents, and raising the level of local and international competitions.
Reception of candidacy applications closes on Thursday, November 12, at 4 p.m., with the stage of examining the initial lists and conducting personal interviews starting from November 13 to 19, followed by the stages of appeals and announcing the final lists, leading to voting and holding the electoral general assembly on November 30.
The electoral regulations require that the head of the nominated list be proficient in the English language, and that each member’s experience must not be less than eight years, while the lists are subject to personal interviews that include criteria for strategic experience, governance, leadership, partnerships, sustainability, and innovation.
Within the framework of the electoral arrangements, the Saudi Tennis Federation announced the update of the list of member clubs in the General Assembly, which includes 37 clubs, which are: Al-Ibtisam, Al-Akhdood, Al-Ittifaq, Al-Itimad, Al-Bada’i, Al-Tahami, Al-Thaqbah, Al-Jubail, Al-Jazira, Al-Hareeq, Al-Hazm, Hattin, Al-Khuwailidiyah, Al-Dara’, Al-Sir, Al-Sarawat, Al-Salam, Al-Shabab, Al-Shorouk, Al-Safa, Al-Tarf, Al-Ula, Al-Omran, Al-Fath, Faid, Al-Fayhaa, Al-Faisaly, Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Qara, Kumit, Al-Muhit, Najd, Al-Nahda, Al-Hidaya, Al-Huda, Al-Hilal, and Al-Washm.
The Al-Qadisiyah women’s football team launched its first training session at Aramco Stadium, making it the first team to train on the field before its official opening, as part of testing the operational readiness of the stadium and its facilities, in preparation for the official opening soon.
The training session witnessed the presence of Nabil Al-Jamea, Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Support Services at Saudi Aramco, Fahd Al-Dubaib, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aramco Stadium Company, and Muhammad Al-Thumairy, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aramco Stadium Company.
Al-Qadisiyah Club Company was also represented by Rami Al-Turki, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al-Qadisiyah Club Company and a member of the Board of Directors of Aramco Stadium Company, and Faisal Al-Nughaimesh, Member of the Board of Directors of Al-Qadisiyah Club Company.
The technical and administrative staff of the women’s first team supervised the preparation and preparation of the training session, which included maneuvers across the entire field of the stadium, to determine the readiness of its ground and facilities.
This step comes to embody the integration between Al-Qadisiyah Club and Aramco Stadium, and confirms that investment in modern sports infrastructure is parallel to investment in people, in empowering women athletes, and giving them a professional environment worthy of their ambitions and abilities.
Al-Qadisiyah Club, through its first women’s team, continues to consolidate its position as one of the leading clubs in supporting women’s football in the Kingdom, and contributing to achieving the goals of Saudi Vision 2030, by creating a competitive team and building a sustainable sports base that inspires the next generation of female players, and places Al-Qadisiyah at the forefront of the sports scene locally and continentally.
Firas Al-Braikan continued his absence from the group training of the Saudi national team, on Tuesday evening, after suffering from a cold, three days before the expected friendly confrontation against the South Korean national team, next Friday, within the preparatory camp held by “Al-Akhdar” in the Qatari capital, Doha, during the international break for the current month of November.
On the other hand, the training witnessed the participation of Saud Abdul Hamid in the group training, following his attendance in the preparatory camp for the Saudi national team.
The “Green” players conducted their training session on the “Arsal Court” under the supervision of technical director Georgios Donis, which included warm-up exercises, square drills, and tactical applications focused on high pressure, before concluding with a tactical maneuver across the entire area of the field.
The Saudi national team continues its preparations, on Wednesday evening, with a closed training session in front of the media, at 6:30 pm on the same stadium, in preparation for playing two friendly matches at Khalifa bin Hamad Stadium (Al Sadd Club Stadium), against South Korea on November 13, then Uzbekistan on the 17 of the same month.
