Press reports revealed that the Senegalese Edward MendyThe goalkeeper of the Saudi Al-Ahly Jeddah team failed to travel to Dammam on Thursday in preparation for the confrontation Gulf Today in the Saudi League.
Al-Khaleej vs. Al-Ahly
The Saudi Al-Ahly Jeddah Club will host its rival Al-Khaleej Club at a quarter to six in the evening today, Friday, as part of the seventh round of the Saudi Professional League.
The Saudi newspaper Al-Riyadiah said that his absence was confirmed Mindy He left the team for the fourth time in a row, due to a foot joint injury that struck him during one of the training sessions before facing Al-Qadisiyah, last September 27.
The newspaper indicated that Abdul Rahman Al-Sanabi, the substitute goalkeeper, will continue to defend Al-Ahly Jeddah’s goal in place of the injured Senegalese.
On the other hand, the list that left Jeddah after the final training included the presence of Brazilian Alexander da Costa, the midfielder, who returned from injury.
Al-Khaleej vs. Al-Ahly
Al-Ahly Saudi Arabia occupies 10th place with 7 points in the Saudi league table, while Al-Khaleej Professional, within its ranks, Egyptian Mohamed Sharif occupies 12th place with 7 points.
Al-Ahly Jeddah won against Al-Khaleej on 5 occasions, while drawing 3 times. Al-Ahly is one of 6 teams against which Al-Khaleej did not achieve any victory in the competition, along with Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad, Al-Adala, Al-Shoula, and Al-Hazm.
The Saudi Al-Ahly Club had defeated its host Al-Wasl of the Emirates with a score of 2-0 in the match that brought them together at Zabeel Stadium, in the second round of the group stage for the Western Region in the AFC Elite Champions League for the current season 2024-2025.
Al-Ahly leads the standings of Group Two “West” in the AFC Elite Champions League with 6 points, while Al-Wasl’s balance is frozen at 3 points in fifth place.
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