Fahd bin Nafel Elected as President of Al-Hilal: Privatization Phase of Saudi Sports Begins

2023-06-15 19:41:37

Riyadh: Issa Al-Hakami

The presidency of the Saudi club Al-Hilal has become settled in favor of Fahd bin Nafel, after his rival, Saeed Al-Shahrani, officially withdrew from the race.

Thus, the blue of the capital will be the first club whose administrative features will be determined after the acquisition of 75% of the club by the Saudi Public Investment Fund, along with its rivals Al-Nasr, as well as the Jeddah poles Al-Ahly and Al-Ittihad, with Saudi sports entering the privatization phase officially.

Ibn Nafel, who assumed the presidency of Al-Hilal in the summer of 2019, achieved unprecedented achievements, led by the leader’s victory in the AFC Champions League “2019-2021” and the Saudi League title three times in a row (2020, 2021 and 2022) and the King’s Cup 2020 and 2023, in addition to his reaching the final match in the last version of the tournament. Club World Cup and finished second behind Real Madrid.

While the elections for the rival, Al-Nasr Club, are witnessing a three-way competition between Musli Al-Muammar and his competitors, Thamer Al-Yamani and Muhannad Al-Daoud, amid news of the presence of notes on the first list that may make it subject to appeal on the Friday designated for receiving appeals.

The opportunity seems ripe for Anmar Al-Haili, the candidate for the presidency of the federation, since his rival, Walid Al-Shehri, does not have the votes capable of making a difference.

And the Al-Ahly elections remain the hottest between the quartet Khaled Al-Essa, Ahmed Al-Sayegh, Ziyad Al-Youssef and Abdullah Batterjee.

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The period for receiving applications for candidacy ended on Tuesday evening, while Wednesday and Thursday were devoted to studying the lists before their initial announcement, and Friday will be designated for receiving appeals.

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