Riyadh, June 19, 2022, SPA -- Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Minister of Sports and President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee, extended his congratulations to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, HRH the Crown Prince, and the Saudi people on the occasion of the Saudi U-23 team winning of the U-23 Asian Cup, after beating Uzbekistan (2-0), in the match between the two teams at the Milliy Stadium in Tashkent, in the 2022 AFC U-23 Cup Final. In a press statement on this occasion, Prince Abdulaziz said: "We thank Allah the Almighty for our Olympic team winning the Asian Cup, which embodies the great and unprecedented support of our wise leadership, and the great interest we receive from HRH the Crown Prince who paid great attention to the sports sector, which was positively reflected in achieving qualitative leaps at all levels and raising the name of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia high in various sports forums”. Prince Abdulaziz added: "I congratulate our hero players, members of the technical and administrative staff, and employees of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, led by Yasser Al-Mishal, for this achievement, which confirms the development of Saudi football, and our country's possession of distinguished talents, possessing great technical levels capable to serve the Saudi national teams in the coming years, to garner more achievements for our country in various games and sports.” --SPA 21:48 LOCAL TIME 18:48 GMT 0033 www.spa.gov.sa/w1748398