Prince Nawaf bin Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, Vice President of Youth Welfare and Vice Chairman of the Saudi Soccer Federation, took part in the extraordinary Soccer Federations heads of the GCC member states in Sanaa today. In a statement following the meeting, Prince Nawaf bin Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz expressed full support for Yemen to hold a successful 20th GCC soccer tournament scheduled for Yemen on December 22, 2010, Yemen's first since joining GCC sports joint organizations. The meeting adopted a proposal submitted by Saudi Arabia that an unified statement be issued to support the UAE Youth team scheduled to participate in the World Youth finals in Egypt. Prince Nawaf arrived in Sanaa earlier today where he was received by Yemen's Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Sheikh Hashid bin Abdullah Al-Ahmer, Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Ali Al-Hamdan and a number of officials.
