Saudi Arabia – The Competitions Committee of the Saudi Football Federation has decided its position on postponing the Al Hilal match once morest Al Ittihad, which brings them together in the Saudi King’s Cup competitions.
The Al-Hilal match once morest Al-Ittihad, which brings together the two teams, will be held in the semi-finals of the Saudi King’s Cup for the current season, at King Abdullah Stadium.
Al-Ittihad Club had previously asked the Competitions Committee, in an official letter, to postpone its upcoming match once morest its counterpart, Al-Hilal, in the Saudi King’s Cup, for this season.
The Jeddah Football Association based its request to postpone the match on the fact that it suffered from several absences due to its players present with the Saudi Olympic team delegation to participate in the AFC U-23 Cup.
Five of its players are absent from Al-Ittihad Jeddah due to participation in the U-23 Asian Cup, namely: Awad Al-Nashiri, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Zakaria Hawsawi, Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, and Marwan Al-Sahafi.
According to what was reported by the Saudi Al-Riyadiah newspaper, the Competitions Committee sent an official letter to Al-Ittihad Club in which it confirmed its rejection of the request to postpone the match.
Al-Riyadiah newspaper also indicated that Serbian Alexander Mitrovic, the Al Hilal striker, was outside the accounts of the Portuguese Jorge Jesus, the team’s coach, before the decisive confrontation once morest Al-Ain of the Emirates in the second leg of the AFC Champions League semi-finals, at the “Kingdom Arena”, tomorrow, Tuesday, in Riyadh, due to the lack of… He has completely recovered from the injury that prevented him from participating in previous matches.
The newspaper added: “The player will also miss Al-Zaeem once morest Al-Fateh, in the 29th round of the Saudi League, on Friday, while he will undergo medical and technical tests days before the Blue Capital’s match once morest Al-Ameed in the King’s Cup semi-final, April 30.”
The anticipated match between the two teams, within the semi-finals of the King’s Cup, is scheduled to be held on April 30, at exactly 9:00 Mecca time.
Source: “Saudi Sports Newspaper”
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2024-04-23 16:48:34
