Saudi U-15 team beats Botswana, falls to Somalia at World Cup festival

Saudi Arabia’s under-15 football team claimed a 2-0 victory over Botswana and suffered a 2-1 defeat to Somalia in two matches played on Wednesday evening as part of the 2026 U-15 World Cup Festival in Azerbaijan.

Majed Asiri scored the opener for Saudi Arabia against Botswana in the fourth minute, while Ali Al-Qahtani added a second in the 29th. Muhannad Al-Muwallad netted the only goal for Saudi Arabia in the match against Somalia, scoring in the 27th minute.

National coach Abdullah Al-Mutairi led the team in both matches, fielding lineups that included goalkeeper Majed Al-Otaibi, as well as Bilal Barnawi, Muhannad Al-Muwallad, Mujtaba Al-Abdulwaasi, and Ahmed Abu Sultan, alongside several other players whose participation varied between the two games.