RIYADH: The head coach of º£½ÇÖ±²¥'s women's team Monika Staab said on Tuesday an upcoming tournament in the Kingdom was hugely important for developing the female game in the Kingdom.
º£½ÇÖ±²¥'s women are participating in a tournament with Pakistan, Mauritius and Comoros.
The tournament starts on Wednesday (Jan. 11) and each team will play with other once in the round-robin format.
“We had an eight day preparation camp to get the best results out of this tournament, and the Saudi Women's Football League has added a lot for us and to the players who kept in good shape,†Staab said about her Saudi team.
Collet Marie, head coach of the Mauritius team, said: “Our national team is ready for this tournament, participating in such matches benefits the team a lot, we are back after two years of not playing a game, so we will try our best to achieve positive results in this tournament.â€
Pakistan coach Adeel Rizki thanked the Kingdom for its hospitality and for hosting a women's tournament of a decent standing.
“Thank you to º£½ÇÖ±²¥ for the good hospitality,†he said. “We had participated in the South Asian Championship, but haven't played a match for eight years in any international tournament, so we have many youth players in this tournament and this is a good thing.â€
Choudjay Mahandhi, the head coach of the Comoros national team, said: “The Saudi federation was very welcoming and we would like to thank them for this tournament, we have a good team and our only goal is to win the tournament and bring back the cup to our country.â€
