The Kuwaiti defender Fahad Al-Hajeri opened the scoring for Al-Azraq with a stunning header in the 64th minute following a dangerous corner kick, according to sports websites. The Egyptian substitute player Mohamed Magdy Afsha responded with an equalizing goal from a penalty kick in the 88th minute after the Kuwaiti goalkeeper Saud Al-Hoshan was sent off, an event that led to the penalty. The Egyptian player Amr Al-Sulaya had previously missed a penalty in the 38th minute of the first half.
The “2025 Arab Cup” tournament is being held in a country from December 1 to December 18, with 16 teams participating, divided into 4 groups. These include teams from Qatar, Palestine, Tunisia, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Algeria, the UAE, Morocco, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Comoros, and Sudan.
The tournament opened yesterday, Monday, with a match between Tunisia and Syria at 4:00 PM at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium. Five free channels will broadcast the matches, as the beIN Sports group confirmed the entire tournament will be aired for free via “beIN SPORTS HD” and “beIN Xtra 1”. Additionally, the tournament will also be broadcast by Qatar’s “Al-Kass”, “Dubai Sports”, “Abu Dhabi Sports”, and “Kuwait Sports” channels, available freely to the Arab audience.
