Saudi Arabia has officially applied to host the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Asian Cup in 2026.

A delegation from the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF), consisting of assistant head coach of the women's national team Dona Rajab, player Ragada Helmi and young football player Maria Baghaffar, went to the AFC headquarters in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur to present documents.

Yasser Al Michel, President of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, confirmed that the kingdom is committed to hosting this great event and expressed his confidence that this opens up new horizons for women's football in the country and region.

The dossier of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation includes the requirements, conditions and criteria of the championship, in addition to the regional and international sporting events that the kingdom has hosted over the past few years.

Saudi Arabia is not the only one claiming the right to host the tournament, documents must also be submitted by Jordan, Australia and Uzbekistan, and the Asian Football Confederation is expected to make its decision and announce the host country of the tournament next year 2023.

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