NT Beach Soccer begins its Asian campaign tomorrow against China

2025-03-19
23:42:34

The Saudi Beach Soccer national team will open its campaign in the 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Cup tomorrow, Thursday, against China in the first round of the group stage.
The match will be held at Jomtien Marina Beach Stadium at 2:30 PM Saudi time.
On the field, the Saudi Beach Soccer Team concluded its preparations for the match with a training session today at the Jomtien Marina Beach reserve stadium.
During the session, the technical staff, led by Brazilian coach Koga Zolokovic, focused on finalizing the tactical plan, along with specific set-piece drills to ensure full readiness before the match.
The session was attended and monitored by the head of the delegation and general supervisor of the futsal and beach soccer teams, Dr. Khaled bin Muqrin, and the director of the Futsal and Beach Soccer Department at the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, Nasser Al-Saadi.
In a related context, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held a coordination meeting for the participating teams on Wednesday. During the meeting, the tournament's mechanisms, regulations, and instructions were discussed, covering technical, disciplinary, media, marketing, security and safety, medical, and refereeing aspects. The meeting also included the approval of the team's kit colors for matches. The team was represented at the meeting by team manager Abdul Mohsen Al-Muammar and media official Abdullah Al-Ghazal.
It is worth noting that the Green Falcons are ranked 22nd globally, while China is ranked 62nd, according to the latest international rankings.