According to Vanguard, the choice was taken in response to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s recommendation to declare a holiday in honor of the national team’s success. Every employee in the public and commercial sectors as well as every student at all educational levels would receive a holiday, according to Arab News.
The Saudi government has announced a one-day national holiday for students and government workers. Following a proposal from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the nation’s football team defeated Argentina at the current 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. King Salman approved the national holiday.
After Saudi Arabia’s national football team defeated Argentina 2-1 at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, there is ecstatic celebration all around Saudi Arabia. In fact, King Salman said on Tuesday, November 22, that the kingdom will observe a public holiday on Wednesday, November 23, in honor of this historic achievement.
It’s football, folks. Hervé Renard, the coach of Saudi Arabia, claimed that occasionally, things are really insane. Renard, who won the African Cup of Nations with Zambia in 2012 and then again with Ivory Coast in 2015, said, “All the stars were in our favor.”
To celebrate the victory, King Salman of Saudi Arabia declared a brief national holiday for the country’s students, employees in the public and private sectors, and government employees.
Following a similar announcement made by Cameroon during the 1990 World Cup in Italy, when the underdog African team defeated Argentina and also proclaimed a public holiday the following day, Cameroon made the same announcement this time.
Prior to pulling off the surprise victory, Saudi Arabia had only previously won three World Cup games. Goals by Saleh al-Shehri and Salem al-Dawsari in the second half offset a penalty from Lionel Messi in the 10th minute. Next up for Saudi Arabia in Group C is a Saturday match against Poland, followed by a Tuesday match against Mexico.
