Newcastle players take part in training session with youngsters from Saudi Mahd Academy

Newcastle United players with youngsters form Mahd Academy at Al-Ittihad's training ground in Jeddah. (Ghazi Mahdi)
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  • After completing their own training, Eddie Howe鈥檚 players put aspiring footballers through their paces at Al-Ittihad鈥檚 training ground in Jeddah

JEDDAH: Members of Newcastle United鈥檚 squad on Wednesday took part in a training session at Al-Ittihad club, after which they held drills for aspiring footballers from 黑料社区鈥檚 Mahd Academy.

 

 

The club are currently on a warm-weather training camp in Jeddah as they do not have a Premier League match this weekend.

Eddie Howe鈥檚 team will take part in a training match against Al-Ittihad on Friday behind closed doors, before heading back to the UK the following day.

The session began with stretching and fitness exercises for a period of 20 minutes, after which the players did some running around the training pitch, before moving onto ball practice.

After concluding their own training, the Newcastle players put some of Mahd Academy鈥檚 talented youngsters through their paces with technical exercises such as one-touch possession play and long-distance shooting.

The players ended the afternoon by signing shirts and posing for photos with the youngsters.