The women's NT is training in Thailand under the leadership of Luis Cortes

2025-06-14
18:52:45

The Saudi Arabia women's national team's training camp will begin tomorrow, June 15, 2025, in the Thai capital, Bangkok, and will continue until the 25th of the same month.

This camp is part of the second phase of the preparation program for the 2026 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.

The camp will begin with an evening training session, during which the technical staff, led by Spanish coach Luis Cortes, aims to enhance technical and physical readiness.

A closed-door friendly match will also be played against another team during the camp, as part of the intensive preparation plan.

The delegation will depart from Bangkok on June 26 for the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, in preparation for the group stage of the Asian qualifiers, which will be held from June 26 to July 6, 2025.

The national team roster includes 27 players, as their names are: Sarah Khaled, Mona Abdulrahman, Laila Ali, Bayan Sadaqa, Nouf Saud, Lian Johari, Sarah Al-Hamad, Shorouq Al-Husawi, Aseel Ahmed, Hala Khashoggi, Raghad Mukhaizin, Farida Ashraf, Salaf Ahmed, Lana Abdulrazzaq, Saba Tawfiq, Basma Nawaf, Moudi Abdulmohsen, Maryam Al-Tamimi, Mubaraka Mohammed, Al-Bandari Mubarak, Fatima Mansour, Fadwa Khaled, Amira Abu Al-Samh, Maram Al-Yahya, Shaima Mahmoud, Lamar Mohammed, and Safa Zeddaka.

For her part, Alia bint Abdulaziz Al-Rasheed, Director of the Women's Football Department at the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, emphasized the importance of the current phase of preparation, saying, "The Thailand camp represents an extension of previous preparations and a crucial stage before the start of the qualifiers. We are working to provide all the necessary success factors for the national team to achieve an honorable participation."

The Saudi women's national team will play its three group matches at the National Olympic Stadium in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, where they will face the Philippines on June 29, then Hong Kong on July 2, and then conclude their journey with a match against Cambodia on July 5.