In a meeting with Georgios Donis, the head coach of the Saudi national team, the executive director of the Saudi national team denied the rumors about the possibility of his dismissal.
In recent days, after the announcement of the postponement of the Asian Nations Cup 2027 for about a year, speculations about the future of Georgios Donis on the bench of the Saudi national team have increased and rumors have been raised about the presence of coaches such as Carlos Queiroz and Roberto Martinez on the Saudi bench. In a situation where the coach’s contract is valid until July 2027, Saudi football fans are waiting for the final decision to be made regarding the continuation of cooperation with him.
According to Sport Se, however, Fahad Al-Mafraj, the executive director of the Saudi national team, met with the Greek coach to end the rumors about Donis’ departure. Nawaf al-Thagheel, the reporter of Al-Arabiya channel, who accompanies the Saudi national team in Doha, said that Donis follows the news and media reports published about his future and the national team and is aware of what is being discussed about the possibility of a change in the technical staff.
This reporter also revealed that Fahad al-Mafraj held a meeting with Donis on the first day of the current training camp of the Saudi national team and in this meeting, he denied the truth of the news published about his dismissal. In this meeting, the executive director of the Saudi national team emphasized the complete trust of the national team management and the football federation of this country in the performance of Donis.
Speculations about the future of the Greek head coach of Saudi Arabia are not a new issue, and after this team won the Persian Gulf Cup in Jeddah last October, there were discussions about Donis’ continued presence. Although the Saudi Football Federation denied the news about the change of the technical staff at that time by publishing an official statement, these rumors continued and after the announcement of the postponement of the Asian Nations Cup until the end of 2027, the discussion about Donis’ condition became more serious once again.
Donis is currently leading the preparation camp of the Saudi national team in Doha, Qatar. This camp was held during the FIFA holidays in November with the aim of preparing for the upcoming competitions, and the Saudi national team is scheduled to play two friendly matches against South Korea and Uzbekistan on November 13 and 17 (November 22 and 26).
