The Saudi Football Federation has mandated clubs in the Saudi Roshn League, the Yellow League for first-division clubs, and the second-division league to register a Saudi assistant coach within the technical staff, starting from the new sports season, according to the regulatory controls issued on Sunday. The federation granted clubs the freedom to add another assistant coach whenever they wish, stipulating that the Saudi assistant must be registered first before approving the rest of the technical staff members. The federation clarified that in case a non-Saudi coach is dismissed in the second-division league, the club has the right to contract a new technical staff, provided that the coach is Saudi. It also mandated clubs in the third and fourth divisions to contract with a Saudi coach and a Saudi assistant coach. The federation explained that the approval of technical staff is done through the My SAFF platform, starting from uploading the technical staff data, then studying the application, ensuring compliance with requirements, issuing a practice license valid for one sports season, and finally approving the technical staff to participate in competitions. The controls included not allowing any coach to practice his work without obtaining a practice license, in addition to preventing a non-Saudi coach from coaching two teams during the same sports season.