RIYADH: Al-Hilal has announced the creation of a new women’s sporting academy as well as introducing fencing and bringing back handball age group teams to the club, Arabic sports daily Arriyadiyah reported.
The move was confirmed on Tuesday by club president, Fahad bin Nafil.
In a statement on its Twitter account, the club said it was also looking to expand the number of Al-Hilal academies in several regions of the Kingdom.
And the club’s board of directors named Suleiman Al-Hatlan as vice president, and Sultan Al-Sheikh as chairman of Al-Hilal Investment Club Co.
Al-Hilal was established as a sporting institution in 1957, and its football team has gone on to become Saudi Arabia’s most successful side with 62 titles, including 17 league championships and three AFC Champions League wins.
