A new surprise presented by the Saudi Federation

The future of Italian coach Roberto Mancini is at stake after the Saudi team's decline in the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2026 World Cup, which led to tension in his relationship with the Saudi fans.

The Moroccan Hussein Amouta, the Emirati coach of Al-Jazira, entered the list of names nominated to take over the Saudi national team job in the event that Mancini’s departure is settled.

Mancini failed with the Saudi national team, as he was defeated by The home team was defeated by the Japanese national team, while it tied 0-0 with the Bahraini national team in the Asian qualifying tournament for the World Cup.

Amota’s name was among the options presented to the Saudi Al-Ittihad, especially after the success that He achieved it with the Jordanian national team, where he was able to reach the final of the 2023 Asian Cup.

The Green national team is in third place in its group standings with 5 points after playing 4 rounds, where it was able Winning one match, drawing two, and losing one match.