Al Ahli Jeddah full-back Ali Majrashi go miss dia match against Damac FC dis Saturday. The Saudi player get thigh muscle tear wey he sustain for Saudi national team match against Serbia for Belgrade. Medical test confirm say e go dey out for two to three weeks.
Majrashi get di injury after he come on as substitute for di closing stages of di match wey Saudi Arabia lose 2-1 to Serbia. Di Saudi newspaper Al-Riyadiah report say di right-back go miss important matches for Al Ahli.
Al Ahli medical staff dey work hard to make Majrashi recover quick quick. Dem dey target his return after di AFC Champions League match against Qatar’s Al-Duhail on 13 April. But some reports dey suggest say di injury fit keep am out for at least three weeks.
If Al Ahli qualify for di AFC Champions League final on 25 April, Majrashi fit miss dat match too. German manager Matthias Jaissle go use Mohammed Abdulrahman to cover for Majrashi’s absence against Damac at Al-Inmaa Stadium.
Majrashi na one of Al Ahli standout players dis season. E don play 35 matches across all competitions, score one goal and provide five assists. His absence go affect di team for di Roshen League match.
Meanwhile, for anoda Saudi Pro League match, Cristiano Ronaldo mark his 100th appearance for Al Nassr with two goals as dem beat Al Najma 5-2. Di match happen at Al Awwal Park in Riyadh.
Al Najma shockingly take lead on 44 minutes through Rakan Al Tulayhi. But Abdullah Al Hamdan equalize for Al Nassr in stoppage-time before Sadio Mane score to make am 2-1 at half-time.
Felipe Cardoso level for Al Najma early in second half, but Ronaldo take over. Di Portugal international convert penalty on 56 minutes, den score again on 73 minutes after pass from substitute Nawaf Boushal.
Mane complete di scoring deep into stoppage-time. Ronaldo win Man of di Match award as Al Nassr extend dia winning run to 13 matches, equal di club’s longest streak from 2014.
Di victory make Al Nassr increase dia lead at top of Roshn Saudi League to six points. Dem get 70 points from 27 matches, with 23 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.
Al Hilal dey second with 64 points while Al Ahli dey third with 62 points. Ronaldo now get 23 goals dis season, two behind Al Ahli’s Ivan Toney who dey top scorer with 25 goals.
Di Al Nassr captain now get 97 RSL goals and 967 in total for his career. E don win golden boot di past two seasons. After di match, Ronaldo post on social media say “It’s good to be back. We move forward together!”
Al Nassr next match na against Al Akhdoud on April 11 for di 28th round of Saudi Pro League. For today’s matches, Al Ahli go face Damac while Al Hilal go play against Al Taawoun.
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