Saudi Arabia’s first Women’s Handball League is set to kick off on Dec. 27 at Dar Al-Uloom University in Riyadh.
It will be the sport’s first competition for female athletes since the establishment of the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation, which will oversee the tournament through its own women’s committee.
Six teams will take part in the league, which will run from Dec. 27 -30, with Najd, Jeddah Hands and Al-Majd in the first group, and Najd Al-Mustaqbal, Elite and Al-Himma making up the second group.
The matches will be refereed by Saudi female officials who have completed courses organized by the SAHF in cooperation with the Ministry of Sports.
Day one of the league will start with the Jeddah Hands facing Najd, with the second match between Najd Al-Mustaqbal and Al-Himma.
