The Saudi Pro League, newly named the ROSHN Saudi League, kicks off with excitement levels the highest it’s been for years. New sponsorship, plenty of new signings during the summer, intrigue over who will challenge for the title and players Saudi and foreign eyeing the World Cup in November.
RIYADH: Senegal’s Edouard Mendy may have won the Golden Gloves after his country’s victory in the recent Africa Cup of Nations, but the best goalkeeper of the tournament award would surely have gone to Mohamed Abou Gabal had Egypt emerged as champions in the final. The Zamalek goalkeeper, better known as Gabaski, replaced the injured Mohamed El-Shenawy during the second-round
Whenever a new Saudi Professional League fixture list is released there are some games that neutral fans look out for. These include the big Jeddah and Riyadh derbies, the great inter-city clashes and a select few others. Damac have never featured on this list until now. On Thursday they travel as league leaders to the capital to take on Al-Hilal. With the season a third of
The Saudi Professional League resumed at the weekend and the latest round of games could turn out to be one of the most significant of the 2021-22 season. Here are five things we learned from the action as we approach the campaign’s one-third mark. 1. The title race is shaping up to be a classic The focus of late has been on the national team and the AFC Champions League, but