Time has come for Kingdom to host AFC Asian Cup: Saudi football chief

RIYADH: Riyadh’s night skies recently provided the dramatic backdrop as the opening round of the 2021 Formula E season roared into life around the streets of Diriyah.

An even louder roar is expected later in the year when Formula 1 comes to the streets of Jeddah with the first ever Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

But it is a roar of a different kind that the Saudi sports officials will be hoping to hear in 2027 as the country bids to host football’s AFC Asian Cup for the first time.