Minister of Sports Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al-Faisal, president of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee, extended his congratulations to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, the Crown Prince, and the Saudi people on the occasion of the Saudi U-23 team winning the U-23 Asian Cup. The Saudi Olympic team crowned itself with glory by beating Uzbekistan (2-0), in the match between the two teams at the Milliy Stadium in Tashkent, in the 2022 AFC U-23 Cup Final. In a press statement on this occasion, Prince Abdulaziz said: "We thank Allah the Almighty for our Olympic team winning the Asian Cup, which embodies the great and unprecedented support of our wise leadership, and the great interest we receive from the Crown Prince, who paid great attention to the sports sector. This attention has positively reflected in achieving qualitative leaps at all levels and raising the name of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia high in various sports forums." Prince Abdulaziz added: "I congratulate our players, members of the technical and administrative staff, and employees of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, led by Yasser Al-Mishal, for this achievement. "This confirms the development of Saudi football, and our country's possession of distinguished talents, possessing great technical levels capable to serve the Saudi national teams in the coming years, to garner more achievements for our country in various games and sports." AFC president Al Khalifa congratulates Saudi team The President of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, who also serves as FIFA senior vice-president, congratulated the Saudi Olympic team on winning Asia Cup U23. The Saudi victory in the pulsating final against Uzbekistan, following three weeks of exciting football rivalry among 16 national Asian teams, was deserving. Al Khalifa considered the achievement a seal of the Saudi Arabian football status and continental stunning brilliance reflecting the Saudi sports leadership efforts taking care about their national team. He praised the great high-level shown by the Saudi national team during Sunday's final match and its preceding ones. — SPA
