The Arab Futsal Cup’s seventh edition draw was conducted on Tuesday in Jeddah, in preparation for the tournament that will be held in Saudi Arabia from June 6-16. The first group will feature hosts Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Libya, and Sudan. The second group will see Morocco, Comoros, Kuwait, and Lebanon compete against each other. The third group will consist of Egypt, Mauritania, Palestine, and Iraq. The Saudi Arabian Football Federation is organizing the competition, which will take place at the Ministry of Sports Hall at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah. This is the second time the tournament is being hosted in Saudi Arabia, with the previous edition held in Dammam last year. Egypt, Morocco, and Libya have each won two titles in previous editions, with the first tournament taking place in Cairo in 1998.
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