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Muslim women in sport. Modern Muslim female athletes have achieved success in a variety of sports, including volleyball, tennis, association football, fencing, and basketball. [2] In the 2016 Summer Olympics, fourteen women from Muslim-majority countries won medals, participating in a wide range of sports. [3]
Basketball. In Jeddah in 2003 the first women’s basketball team in Saudi Arabia was formed by Lina Al-Maeena, [19] co-founder of the Jeddah United Sporting Company, the first sports organization that sought to include the development of female athletes in 2006. [20] Jeddah United provides an environment where males, females, children, and ...
2006. 2021. The Arab Women's Cup ( Arabic: كأس العرب للسيدات) is an international football competition between the senior women's national teams of the members of the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA), the sport's governing body for countries in the Arab world. [1]
The Saudi Arabia women's national football team (Arabic: المنتخب السعودي لكرة القدم للسيدات) is the official women's national football team of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The team is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF), the governing body for football in Saudi Arabia. Colloquially called ...
The 2021 Arab Women's Cup (Arabic: كأس العرب للسيدات 2021) was the second edition of the Arab Women's Cup for national women's football teams affiliated with the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The tournament was hosted by Egypt between 24 August and 6 September 2021. [1][2]
The Saudi Arabia women's national football team represents the kingdom in international football. However, the team could not exist for long time because of influence of religious leaders in women's sport, and active opposition of political leaders and sport administrators.
The 2021 Arab Women's Cup is an international women's football tournament held in Egypt from 24 August to 6 September 2021. The eight national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of up to 24 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
The United Arab Emirates women's national football team (Arabic: منتخب الإمارات العربية المتحدة لكرة القدم للسيدات Muntakhab Al'Iimarat Alearabiat Almutahidat Likurat Alqadam lilsayidat) represents United Arab Emirates in international women's football, and is run by the United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA).