The 2022 West Asian Football Federation Women’s Futsal Championship is set to kick off on Thursday at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah.
It is the third edition of the competition and the first time it has been held in Saudi Arabia. The previous two tournaments were both won by Iran, in 2008 and 2012.
The competition includes six national teams. Group A hosts Palestine, Iraq and Bahrain, with Group B including Saudi Arabia, Oman and Kuwait.
The tournament will feature 11 matches starting with Thursday’s clash between Bahrain and Palestine at 5:30 p.m. Jeddah time, followed by Saudi Arabia taking on Kuwait at 8:30 p.m.
The top two from each group will progress to the semifinals, to be played on June 22, while the third-placed teams will face each other for the fifth-place playoff on the same day.
The tournament concludes on June 24 with the final and the third-place playoff.