She outperformed male media professionals in internal commentary on matches
Sawsan Saad: A coincidence brought me together with Mohamed Salah in the kitchen
Sawsan Saad commented on more than 280 matches at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium.
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The media in Dubai Sports Channel, the anchor of the Hazaa Bin Zayed Stadium, Sawsan Saad, confirmed that she faced many difficult and funny situations through her work as an internal broadcaster, noting that one of the funniest situations was when she coincidentally met the Egyptian star, Mohamed Salah, in the kitchen.
Sawsan Saad told Al-Emarat Al-Youm that during the press conference that preceded the match between Al-Ahly of Egypt and Rome, Italy, Mohamed Salah was chosen to attend the conference as a representative of the "Gilarossian", indicating that after the end of the conference, a large number of attendees flocked to take memorial photos with the Egyptian star. She said, "Without introductions, the security men directed me to go to the kitchen through the back door, before I found myself by chance with Mohamed Salah, as it was a beautiful coincidence, and we spoke for 10 minutes, and I found him a very polite and humble person."
She talked about her work in the sports field, and said: "My start was by working as a presenter for martial arts sport for four years, then I presented a tourism program with Abu Dhabi Media Corporation, and currently I am working with Dubai Media Corporation."
As for her choice to work as an internal broadcaster at Hazaa Bin Zayed Stadium, she said: “Frankly, it is a great experience, as I did not expect my choice, and it is a position that is usually held by male commentators, but I excelled, and I was chosen and it was a pleasant surprise.”
She added: "The job of the internal commentator is very difficult, especially as he is in a closed room, which includes a large number of screens, and is responsible for following up many matters, to report anything that is requested of him, whether related to the match or outside it."
Sawsan Saad indicated that she had commented on more than 280 matches, and said: “I have many memories with the matches that I have commented on, most notably in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, when I incorrectly pronounced the name of a player in Kyrgyzstan, as the player went to the comment room between the halves and stood up. By teaching me how to pronounce his name, and I corrected it in the second half, while I do not forget my comment on the participation of the Portuguese star, Cristiano Ronaldo, with Real Madrid in the 2018 Club World Cup.
On the other hand, she indicated that she was chosen to become the official face of the Formula E championship starting in 2018, which is being held in Saudi Arabia for 10 years, in addition to her commenting on the matches of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship, while she worked for the first time in the Emirates Tour in its last version, Which witnessed exceptional events due to the "Corona" virus pandemic, as Sawsan Saad was one of the first media professionals to conduct a "Corona" examination, while preparing to participate in the Baddel Tennis Championship in the next version of the "People" sports tournament in the coming month of Ramadan.
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