The Saudi Football Federation's Board of Directors elections have entered a new phase following the official closure of the nomination period, with 5 candidates stepping forward to compete for the presidency of the federation for the electoral term (2026-2030).
This comes as we await the election committee's completion of reviewing the nomination files and the announcement of the preliminary lists, before opening the door for appeals and grievances, leading up to the election of the new council at the extraordinary general assembly scheduled for August 30.
The list of candidates for the presidency of the federation includes: Dr. Khalid Al-Ghamdi, Badr Al-Raziz, Ahmed Al-Wad'i, Turki Al-Dabaan, and Hatem Khaimi, in elections expected to witness strong competition to determine the leadership of Saudi football during the upcoming phase.
Dr. Khalid Al-Ghamdi announced his electoral list, which includes: Saleh Abu Nakha, Moons Al-Dhawi, Dr. Faisal Al-Sharif, Ibrahim Al-Anqari, Khalid Al-Handi, Mohammed Al-Maqati, and others.
Badr Al-Raziz also announced his electoral list, which includes: Faisal Al-Mansour, Nicholas Quard, Salman Al-Sudairy, Lamiaa Bin Bahian, Tamer Al-Sa'doun, Omar Al-Jarisi, and others.
Turki Al-Dabaan announced his electoral list, which includes: Abdulaziz Al-Jadei as his deputy, and members such as Youssef Al-Saleem, Mohammed Al-Mash'al, Majed Al-Ghith, Jihan Al-Mahmoud, Ibrahim Al-Hadif, Wael Bin Rashid, Khalid Al-'Amari, Saeed Al-Bashri, and Mohammed Al-'Asaf.
Hatem Khaimi also submitted his nomination file after completing his electoral list, which includes: Khaled Abu Rashid, Dr. Sultan Al-Harbi, Professor Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Professor Fatima Al-Mu'aid, Mohammed Al-Khalifa, Mohammed Al-Qasim, Dr. Abdullah Al-Naim, Abdulaziz Al-Ruwaili, Captain Hassan Al-Yami, and Swiss expert Jimmy Biericha, and Dr. Hassan Khirboush.
The election committee will continue to review the nomination files until August 7, before announcing the preliminary lists, then receiving appeals and grievances, and adopting the final lists on August 26, to launch the election campaigns until August 29, and then hold the elections on August 30 to elect the new president and members of the Saudi Football Federation's Board of Directors for the new term.
The new council will be expected to tackle several strategic files, including preparing the Saudi national team for the upcoming continental and international competitions, developing the refereeing system, upgrading the youth competitions, enhancing governance, and supporting the Saudi football journey in line with the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and hosting the 2034 World Cup.
