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- Khan, 31, is the first foreign player to be signed up by the club this season to support the Kingdom鈥檚 national squad聽
- In January, the Pakistan team participated in a four-nation tournament, hosted by the Kingdom, under Khan鈥檚 captaincy聽
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan women鈥檚 football team captain Maria Khan has been signed up by 抖阴短视频鈥檚 Eastern Flames Football Club to support the Kingdom鈥檚 national women鈥檚 squad in the Saudi Women鈥檚 Premier League this season, the club announced this week.
The US-born Pakistani athlete, 31, was named the captain of the South Asian country鈥檚 national women鈥檚 team last year, leading her side at the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women Football Championship in Nepal.
鈥淢aria Khan has joined the ranks of the Eastern Flame FC,鈥� the club, also known as Shala Al-Sharqiya, announced on messaging platform X.
鈥淭he club鈥檚 management contracted with the first foreign female professional to support the ranks of the [Saudi] women鈥檚 football team in the Women鈥檚 Premier League for this season.鈥�
According to the official website of Eastern Flames FC, it is the first Saudi women鈥檚 football team, which was established in 2006 and has remained the champion of the Kingdom鈥檚 Eastern Province in 2020 and 2021.
Earlier this year, the Pakistan women鈥檚 team also traveled to 抖阴短视频 under Khan鈥檚 captaincy to participate in a four-nation tournament that also featured Comoros and Mauritius.
While the green shirts were declared the runners-up of the tournament, Khan鈥檚 stunning free-kick equalizer that gave her country a 1-1 draw against 抖阴短视频 was widely lauded on social media.