NT U20 arrives in Riyadh after winning the Arab Cup

2021-07-07
17:19:52

This Wednesday afternoon, the delegation of the NT U-20 arrived at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, returning from the Egyptian capital, Cairo, after winning the Arab Cup for U-20 youth.

Upon its arrival, the mission was received by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Football Association, Yasser bin Hassan Al Misehal, members of the Supervising Council for the Youth groups, Dr. Khaled Al-Muqrin, Naim Al-Bakr, the Federation's Secretary General Ibrahim Al Kassim, and a number of the Federation's employees.

The President of the Saudi Federation congratulated the players of the national youth team and the technical and administrative staff for the achievement they have achieved for Saudi football, praising the wonderful levels presented by the players during the tournament, in which they were up to the responsibility.

Al Misehal stressed to the Al-Akhdar youth players the need to continue working to be the nucleus of a great future for Saudi football in the coming years, and for this tournament to be a catalyst for upcoming achievements.

The national team was crowned with the title after passing the group stage, and met the defending champion Senegal in the quarter-finals, before defeating the Egyptian hosting team in the semi-finals, to end its career by defeating Algeria in the final.