Al Hilal Gulf Cup statement praises Saudi Arabia

Al Hilal Gulf Cup statement published on 6 October

In the Al Hilal Gulf Cup statement, the club's board congratulates Saudi Arabia following what the club described as the national team's Gulf Cup 27 title win. The dated statement appeared on the club's official website on 6 October.

Who the board congratulated

The statement addressed King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Saudi people, Minister of Sport Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal and the Saudi Arabian Football Federation's board. Al Hilal also congratulated the national team's players and its technical and administrative staff.

Text version: Al Hilal congratulated Saudi leadership, the Saudi people, the football federation and national-team players and staff. The statement did not announce a club transfer, injury or squad change.

A club message, not a team-news announcement

The board praised the support given to the sports sector and wished the national team continued success. The statement did not announce an Al Hilal signing, a squad change or an injury update. No score, opponent, venue or final line-up is added here because those details are not supplied in the statement. Readers can view the full dated message on Al Hilal's official website through the source link below.

For background on the club behind this statement, our Al Hilal fan guide covers its history and home. This separate guide is not a source for the national-team result.

Source: Al Hilal official statement.

Featured photo: Al Hilal, supplied with the official board statement.