Al Nassr Handed AFC Champions League Boost After Saudi FA Ratifies Appeal

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Last Updated:May 26, 2025, 17:30 IST

Al Nassr had won their entreaty for 3 points aft Al-Orubah fielded an ineligible subordinate successful their 2-1 triumph implicit Cristiano Ronaldo's Riyadh-based club.

Saudi Pro League broadside Al Nassr. (X)

The Saudi Arabia Football Federation announced connected Monday that Al Nassr had won their entreaty for 3 points aft Al-Orubah fielded an ineligible subordinate successful their 2-1 triumph implicit Cristiano Ronaldo’s Riyadh-based club.

Al-Nassr went down to Al-Orubah successful March but launched a ailment that the Orubah goalkeeper, Rafi Al-Ruwaili, was ineligible to play arsenic helium was not a full-time professional. The Saudi governing assemblage ruled successful favour of Al-Nassr to manus the broadside a boost successful their quest for the AFC Champions League spot.

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The determination came conscionable hours earlier the last crippled week of the Saudi Pro League season, arsenic Al Nassr jumped to P3 from 4th place. Al Nassr, who are slated to instrumentality connected Al-Fateh connected Monday evening, basal a accidental to interruption into the apical 2 places with a win.

Second-placed Al-Hilal volition quadrate up against Al Qadsiah successful their last crippled of the season, arsenic they look to clasp connected to the 2nd place, which guarantees them a spot astatine the top-tier AFC event.

Champions Al-Ittihad person secured their spot successful the elite Asian event, portion Monday’s ruling besides condemned Al-Orubah to relegated.

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Al Nassr starman Ronaldo, who has netted 24 times this play stands 2 up of second-placed Ivan Toney of Al Ahli and 3 strikes supra third-placed Karim Benzema of Al Ittihad successful the apical scorers rankings. Ronaldo’s aboriginal with the nine remains successful uncertainty arsenic reports suggest that the Portuguese superstar mightiness beryllium angling for a determination to a nine participating successful the revamped variation of the FIFA Club World Cup, slated to get underway connected the 14th of June successful the United States Of America.

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