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On Friday, football fans entered the stadium in Jeddah, western Saudi Arabia, becoming the first time women to participate in a soccer match in the conservative kingdom.
Women wearing green and white scarves to paint their team lined up to appear in the stadium showed the pictures published by the Saudi newspaper Okaz on Twitter.
Some photos showed women with children entering the stadium, where signs of entry for families were recorded.
The women and family of King Abdullah Sports City's family have been allocated around 10,000 seats in Jeddah for the match between al-Ahly and al-Baten, one of the three games this month allowed the Saudi officials. it.
Women will also be able to attend Saturday in the capital of Riyadh and on January 18 in the eastern city of Dammam.
Women and families have bought at least 1200 tickets for the game on Friday, Saudi's Okaz list announced, referring to the sales manager.
"We expect sales to increase in the hours that lead to the game," said Adel Kabli, director of operations for the Makani e-ticket provider.
Both teams sold discounted shirts to attract women, Saudi media reported.
Football is the number one sport in Saudi Arabia, where the national team won the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
In October, the State Sports Agency, the General Sports Agency, announced that three stadiums previously reserved for men would be ready to accommodate the family, including the provision of special places for places and access.
In September, Saudi king Salman bin Abdulaziz announced that women would be allowed to drive from June, ending a long ban.
Powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, should have applied for the ban to ban while seeking to open the country and reorganize the international image.
Photo Credit: Okaz
That a good news to hear and hope to see tem perform well in their first match
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