The 22-year-old who ended Saudi Arabia’s 22-year wait: Hammam Al-Hammami’s rise

DAMMAM: On Jan. 8, 2004, Yasser Al-Qahtani netted two goals in 22 minutes to give Saudi Arabia a 2-0 victory over Yemen. That win brought Saudi Arabia its third Gulf Cup title — its last for another 22 years. And it was just 22 days after that win over Yemen that a certain Hammam Al-Hammami was born. Al-Hammami began his footballing career in the most unlikely of places for a Saudi player — not at