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RIYADH: Saudi sportswomen have come a long way in the past few years. Victories large and small have been hard-won in the past decade, and the Kingdom鈥檚 female population is showing no signs of slowing down.
Saudi women across the country are exploring new ways of being active, with some even choosing to take on their brothers at football, not knowing the opportunities that could arise from it.
One of the most notable names in Saudi sports is none other than the Kingdom鈥檚 current ambassador to the US, Princess Reema bint Bandar. Before her diplomatic engagement, Princess Reema served as the General Sports Authority鈥檚 (GSA) deputy of planning and development, where she led diversity and inclusion, the development of the Kingdom鈥檚 sports economy, and strategic partnerships.
Last December, the Kingdom held its very first Women鈥檚 Football League, with 24 teams from all over the 抖阴短视频 competing for the honor of being the first side to take home the spoils of victory.
And last Monday, Saudi women in sport gained yet another victory as one of their own landed the sponsorship deal of a lifetime. Adidas announced that the company had signed Jeddah Eagles鈥� midfielder Farah Jefry as a brand ambassador, making her the first Saudi sportswoman to represent it in the Middle East.
Jefry, 18, who started playing football a decade ago, told Arab News she had always dreamt of playing professionally, and that being singled out by Adidas to represent the German sports brand was a great honor.
鈥淎didas is such a well-known company, and I鈥檓 happy to be part of the family. Hopefully, this will pave the way for other Saudi female footballers in the future,鈥� she said of the appointment.

Don鈥檛 be discouraged by people or opinions 鈥� there might be some obstacles, but at the end it is all worth it.

Farah Jefry, Jeddah Eagles鈥� midfielder

For Jefry, reaching this point in her career was not always easy, even if she had known she wanted to play since she was a child.
鈥淚 have been training with the Jeddah Eagles Ladies鈥� Football Club for almost 3 years,鈥� she said. 鈥淎t first it was tough because I was one of the youngest members on the team and playing with people who were a lot more experienced compared to me.鈥�
However, Jefry took the experience as an opportunity to learn from the team鈥檚 older members, in addition to practicing at home to improve her basic skills.
鈥淚t has become a lifestyle now, and walking around with a football all day is normal for me nowadays,鈥� she said.
According to Jefry, the hardest part of being a professional footballer is maintaining consistency, another reason she believes it important to practice as much as possible.
Jefry also counts herself lucky to have a great support system in the form of her family and friends, and says that those closest to her have always known how badly she wanted to play football at a professional level, doing whatever they could to help her make that dream a reality.
However, she says that she has had to deal with her fair share of critics, particularly those who think that there is no room for women in the sport.
鈥淢any people keep telling me that this sport isn鈥檛 for women. However, the way I view it is that this sport isn鈥檛 for a specific gender; just like any other sport, at the end of the day I鈥檓 doing what I love and I shouldn鈥檛 be judged based on the fact that I am a woman,鈥� she told Arab News.
She also has advice for other Saudi girls who want to be part of what she calls a 鈥渂eautiful鈥� journey.
鈥淒on鈥檛 be discouraged by people or opinions 鈥� there might be some obstacles, but at the end it is all worth it. If you鈥檙e passionate enough just chase your dream. Everything else will align with that sooner or later,鈥� she said.