Yemenis Celebrate the First Championship in the History of Yemeni Sports

The skies of Yemen’s capital Sana’a lit up this evening after Yemen’s national team won against Saudi Arabia in the West Asian U-17 Cup.

Official Yemeni news calls the celebrations unprecedented in many years.

The Yemeni football junior team has won the West Asian Junior Final on Monday, for the first time in its history after beating Saudi counterpart on penalties (4/3) in the match at Prince Muhammad Bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam.