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.
Abha Club is entering a pivotal stage in its season in the Saudi Roshen League, after it settled on the continuation of Croatian Teo Periga as the leader of the first team, in a move that shifts attention from the technical change file to the challenges that await the team in its struggle to escape from the relegation positions.
The southern team faces a difficult test after the hiatus period, as it awaits 5 matches within 22 days, starting with facing Al-Shabab on November 26, then Al-Taawoun on December 3, before receiving Al-Kholud in the postponed match of the 10th round on December 7, and facing Riyadh 3 days later, leading to the match with Al-Hilal on December 17.
These confrontations gain special importance in light of the competitive situation of the team, which occupies 18th place with 3 points collected from 3 draws, compared to 8 losses in 11 matches, without achieving any victory since the start of the season.
Abha showed relative improvement in their last appearance against Al-Ittihad, when they were forced to draw 1-1, in Perega's first test after taking over as successor to his compatriot Damir Buric.
Despite the importance of technical stability, the biggest challenge facing the technical staff is to convert improvement into results, especially with the upcoming matches approaching, and the team’s need to restore its injured members and raise their physical and technical readiness.
The next stage puts Abha before a test that goes beyond the issue of the coach’s identity, to his ability to reduce the difference with his competitors, and restore the chances of competing to remain in the professional league.
