The first season will be staged in the cities of Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam. FMTNews SaudiArabia WomenFootball
RIYADH: Saudi sports authorities have launched a women’s football league, the latest unlikely extravaganza in the kingdom as it attempts to shrug off its ultra-conservative image.
“The launch of the bolsters women’s participation in sports at the community level and will generate increased recognition for women’s sports achievements,” the federation said. The ultra-conservative kingdom, which has long had some of the world’s tightest restrictions on women, had previously barred women from sports arenas.
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