RIYADH: Al-Ahli have been crowned the inaugural 抖阴短视频n Football Federation Women鈥檚 Cup champions, after defeating Al-Shabab 3-2 in the final of the competition at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh on Thursday night. 

Al-Ahli forward Ibtissam Jraidi, who scored the first two of her team鈥檚 goals, in the 18th and 50th minutes, was named player of the match. Teammate Naomie Kabakaba added a third in the 53rd minute as Al-Ahli continued to dominate. 

However, Al-Shabab mounted a late comeback attempt, beginning with a penalty converted in the 68th minute by Oriana Altuve. Chaima Abbassi added a second in the 88th minute. But in the short time remaining they could not get the third goal they needed to pull level. 

The final marked the culmination of the new 16-team Women鈥檚 Cup鈥檚 inaugural competition, which began in November. The federation introduced it to increase the competitiveness of women鈥檚 football in the country, amid rapid development of the women鈥檚 game worldwide.

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