Saudi: Women’s football team wins first international match

Saudi Arabia’s women’s national football team has won its first-ever international match, beating Seychelles 2-0 in a friendly match in the Maldives on Sunday.

The team overseen by German coach Monika Staab took the lead just 14 minutes into the tie when Al-Bandari Mubarak found the net.

They went 2-0 up early in the second half when Maryam Al-Tamimi scored a penalty.

Saudi Arabia will face Maldives in their next match on February 24.

Comments