Syrian Football Association and Saudi Arabian Football Federation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) enhancing and developing football in both countries.

The MoU was signed by the Chairman of the Syrian Football Association Salah Ramadan and his Saudi counterpart Yasser Al-Misehal on the sidelines of the Arab Football Association conference in Saudi Arabia.

The memo stipulates for hosting training camps for the Syrian national teams in Saudi Arabia, along with comprehensive training for referees and workshops for coaches.

The memo also includes that the national teams of both countries will participate in the friendly matches and tournaments in the future, as well as an opportunity will be provided for the women’s national teams to benefit from competitive training camps and to provide the Syrian Association with Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology.

Ramadan said that signing of this memo is an important step to support the Syrian football in order to rebuild it, especially the age groups.

For his part, Al-Misehal pointed out to the importance of strengthening relations with the Arab football federations, which is a priority and that cooperation with the Syrian Football Association is a step forwards supporting the Asian football.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency