"Al-Akhdar" participates in the reserve in "Gulf 25"
Saudi media confirmed that the Saudi Football Association is studying the participation of the reserve team of the Saudi national team in the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup football tournament, which is initially scheduled to be held in the Iraqi province of Basra, due to the crowded local, regional, continental and international calendar for "Al-Akhdar".
And the Saudi Al-Riyadiah newspaper stated that the matter is not limited to the first team, but also the Saudi Olympic team under the age of 23 may not be able to participate with its squad in this tournament, as it is preparing for decisive Asian qualifiers in early 2023 to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The next Saudi season will be full of challenges due to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and the AFC Champions League, in which 3 Saudi clubs participate, scheduled for next February. The same is true for the Olympic team, and finally the first Saudi team that will participate in the Asian Cup scheduled for the summer of 2023, and therefore the main team will not He shall have a chance to participate in the Gulf 25 tournament, unless the tournament is postponed for another year.
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