Al-Nassr maintained their position at the top of the Saudi Women’s Premier League after defeating the Eastern Flames 4-1 on Saturday night at Al-Nahda Club Stadium in Dammam. Meanwhile, Al-Hilal comprehensively beat Sama 18-0 to stay in second place on goal difference. In the day’s third match, Al-Shabab defeated Al-Ahli 2-1 to climb to fourth in the table with four points,
Monika Staab has a dream that Saudi Arabia’s women’s national team will be among the world’s best within the next decade. For the German coach, that could first be in an Asian competition, and then hopefully down the line at the World Cup. And when that happens, we will look back on 2022 as the year that changed women’s football in the Kingdom forever. In February, under the
Last Thursday football history was made in the Kingdom when the first-ever Saudi Women’s Premier League fixture took place between Al-Nassr and Sama at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium’s reserve pitch in Riyadh. Over the following two days, six other teams Al-Ittihad, Al-Ahli, Al-Hilal, Al-Shabab, Al-Yamamah and Eastern Flames made their bows in the new competition