Riyadh, Dec 27: For the first time in the history of the Kingdom, women in Saudi Arabia will be
allowed to enjoy a football match in a stadium next month.
The match will be played between Al-Hilal and
Al-Ittihad clubs at Riyadh’s King Fahd Stadium on January 12.
The decision was first announced in October, a month after the issuance of a royal decree lifting a ban on women driving.
Riyadh’s King Fahd Stadium, Jeddah’s King Abdullah Sports City and Dammam’s Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium are the only stadiums that will be allowed to welcome family audiences.
“It’s a historic game, the first in which Saudi families can enter a stadium together," said Lina Al-Maeena, a Shoura member and director of Jeddah United, the first women-only basketball team.
"They are finally going to have activities and entertainment together where they’re not separated, where parents go with their kids and mothers and even grandmothers, where they can enjoy sports events specifically, together. It’s an opportunity for mothers to enjoy watching their children cheering, and for them and younger women to cheer as well. I really think it reinforces family values,” Al-Maeena told Arab News. UNI
The decision was first announced in October, a month after the issuance of a royal decree lifting a ban on women driving.
Riyadh’s King Fahd Stadium, Jeddah’s King Abdullah Sports City and Dammam’s Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium are the only stadiums that will be allowed to welcome family audiences.
“It’s a historic game, the first in which Saudi families can enter a stadium together," said Lina Al-Maeena, a Shoura member and director of Jeddah United, the first women-only basketball team.
"They are finally going to have activities and entertainment together where they’re not separated, where parents go with their kids and mothers and even grandmothers, where they can enjoy sports events specifically, together. It’s an opportunity for mothers to enjoy watching their children cheering, and for them and younger women to cheer as well. I really think it reinforces family values,” Al-Maeena told Arab News. UNI
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