Al-Sheikh announces the creation of a sports school in Saudi Arabia

The head of the Saudi General Authority for Recreation, Turki Al-Sheikh, decided to create a football association and explore talents under the supervision of Portuguese coach George Jesus.

The Sheikh, via his personal account on Twitter, issued a statement in which he declared: "Because of my duty to this country, which has procured me such pride with regard to this country and to its inhabitants, they are the dearest that I know, My country and my leaders, I am happy to announce the establishment of a charity academy for me and my own football account and to explore the talents.

He added: "I chose the capital, Riyadh, with an area of ​​over 100,000 square meters, and I will obtain the necessary permission from my brother, Prince Abdulaziz bin. Turki, president of the General Authority of Sport, and will complete the procedures of the body concerned.

"God willing, the academy will want to explore and develop the talents of football in our beloved kingdom," said Al-Sheikh, owner of the Egyptian football club Pyramids.

"To this end, I met the great Portuguese coach, Jesus, who welcomed this idea and will give me his hand to benefit from the creation of this academy.It has a clear imprint in 3 academies in Portugal and in We will have other international trainers and we will use the latest training methods and technical techniques ".

"The academy will be free for Saudis, Neo-Saudis and residents." My dream is to finish this academy with stars representing the Saudi team and Kingdom patrols around the world. They called me a rival of the most prestigious international academies. "