Al-Nasr misses Al-Ghanem and Maykon before confronting Al-Ahly in Saudi Arabia ... and doubts about Amrabat's participation
Al-Nasr defender Sultan Al-Ghanem failed to pass the medical exams, to confirm his absence from his team's confrontation against Al-Ahly, which is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, in the semifinals of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Football Cup, according to the Saudi Al-Riyadiah newspaper.
The newspaper added, today, Monday, that the Brazilian, Maicon, the team’s defender, was unable to complete the team’s training in preparation for the match, to confirm his absence from the upcoming confrontation.
Al-Ghanem had suffered an injury in the face of Persepolis of Iran in the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League (Al-Nasr lost it 1/0), while Maycon was injured in the team's first league match against Al-Fateh.
The newspaper added that Moroccan Noureddine Amrabet, the midfielder of the team, traveled with Al-Nasr to Jeddah on the team's list, but it has not yet been confirmed whether or not he could participate after his return from injury.
Al-Nasr lost the first two matches in the Prince Muhammad Bin Salman Cup League (Saudi Professional League), to Al-Fateh and Al-Taawon 1/2 and 0/1, respectively, to occupy the fourteenth place without a balance of points.
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