President of the Saudi Hockey Federation crowns Egyptian Zamalek team with Arab Hockey Championship Cup and Gold Medals

Riyadh, January 13, 2022, SPA — President of the Saudi Hockey Federation (SHF), Engineer Mohammed Al-Mandiel, has crowned the Egyptian Zamalek team with the cup and gold medals of the 1st Arab Five-a-Side Hockey Championship, which was held at the Green Hall stadiums in the Olympic Complex in Riyadh.

Omani Team Player, Rashid Al-Fazrai, won the Best Player Award, while Qatari Al-Rayyan player, Pedro Crespo, won the best scorer in the tournament, and Karim Farhan, the Egyptian Zamalek player, came as the best goalkeeper in the tournament.

Seven teams from Arab and Gulf countries participated in the tournament, Egypt, Qatar, Oman, and Saudi Arabia.

Engineer Al-Mandiel praised the success of the first Arab five-a-side hockey championship, which comes as an extension of the local championships that were organized over the past two years, adding that SHF is keen to expand the establishment of such international tournaments to gain experience and knowledge and to promote hockey in the Kingdom like other games that appeal to young citizens in the kingdom,

Source: Saudi Press Agency