The King Salman Cup for Arab Clubs, which Saudi Arabia will host starting from July 27, will be the scene of a number of international stars coming to the most powerful Arab and Asian league, after a hot and historic summer mercato at the local level.
The tournament will be held in the assembly method, starting from the group stage until the final match, which will be held on August 12.
The Arab Championship, the most expensive in terms of financial prizes, is participating in the 16 clubs distributed in 4 groups, so that the group leader and runner-up qualify for the quarter-finals. The championship matches will be held between the cities of Abha and Taif, while Al-Baha will host two matches from the group stage.
Al-Ittihad, Al-Hilal, Al-Nasr and Al-Shabab will participate in the next edition of the “King Salman Cup for Arab Clubs” tournament from Saudi Arabia, where Al-Ittihad will be present in the first group next to the Iraqi “police”, And the Tunisian “Esperance”, the winner of the Sudanese “Al-Hilal” match, and the Tunisian “Sfaxien”.
While the “Al-Hilal” team is present in the second group, next to the Libyan “Al-Ahly Tripoli” teams, the Qatari “Al-Sadd” and the Moroccan “Wydad”, and the third group includes the Saudi “Al-Nasr” and “Al-Shabab”, in addition to the “Al Ittihad Monastir”. The Tunisian, the Egyptian “Zamalek”, and finally the fourth group includes the Moroccan “Al-Raja”, the Kuwaiti “Kuwait”, the Emirati “Al-Wahda” and the Algerian “Youth of Belouizdad”.
The participating teams include a number of names that are expected to make their mark in the participation, as the “Al Ittihad” team includes a number of distinguished names in its ranks, among which the newly joined ranks of the team stand out, led by Frenchman Karim Benzema, who comes from the Spanish “Real Madrid”, where he is expected to put The French soccer star made his mark in the Arab Championship. Next to him from the Saudi “Al-Ittihad” side, the Frenchman also stands out, Ngolo Kante, who joined the team from the English “Chelsea” this summer, and brings the young Portuguese Joao Philby, known as “Jota”, the star of the Scottish “Celtic” team, in addition to the elements he includes. The team was known for its great stardom, such as the Brazilian Romarenho and the Moroccan Abdel Razzaq Hamdallah.
Benzema, my kitty and Jota at the Al-Ittihad summer camp, “Al-Ittihad Club”
The Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of the “Al-Nasr” team, will be the focus of everyone’s attention in the Arab Championship, as this participation is the first for the Spanish “Real Madrid” icon in the tournament, and “Al-Nasr” relies a lot on his legendary star in his leadership to embrace gold after the exit of the capital team last season. Empty-handed, after losing the “domestic league” and leaving the “King’s Cup” and “Super Cup” tournaments.
And the Brazilian star Talisca is considered one of the most prominent players in the ranks of the Saudi “Al-Nasr”, even with his levels declining at the end of last season, and attention is directed towards the newcomer to the team; Croatian star Marcelo Brozović, whose first appearance in the Arab Championship will be in the Al-Asmi shirt.
As for the “Al-Hilal” team, which reached the final of the championship in its version before the last in 2018, it seeks to achieve a championship at the beginning of the new season, especially after the decline in its levels and performance, and its exit with a single championship last season. It is the “King’s Cup” tournament, after its third place in the league, its loss of the “Super Cup” and the “AFC Champions League”, and its runner-up in the “Club World Cup”.
Among the ranks of the “Al-Hilal” team so far are its newly joined star Robin Neves, who comes from the ranks of the English team “Wolver Hampton”, in addition to defender Khalido Coulibaly, with the prominent local stars in the team, led by Salman Al-Faraj, captain of the “Saudi national team”, and Salem Al-Dosari, who is considered one of the most prominent stars in Saudi football.
The “Al-Shabab” club joins the teams that also have a chance to compete for the title, as the capital team owns the Argentine star Ever Banega as one of the most prominent names in the team so far, despite the fact that its ranks were strengthened this summer by the Colombian Cuellar, the former player of the “Al-Hilal” team.
Brozovic is looking forward to making a distinguished debut with Al-Nasr Club.
A number of names appear in the ranks of the Qatari “Al-Sadd” that have extensive experience in the Asian championships, and even at the level of the “local league” in Qatar, where Akram Afifi is at the top of this list, in addition to the Algerian striker Baghdad Bou Najah, who is considered one of the most prominent Scorers in the ranks of the Qatari club.
And in the Tunisian “Taraji”, a number of distinguished names appear in the ranks of the team, as the veteran striker Anis Al-Badri, who previously had experience in Saudi football stadiums, through the ranks of the “Al-Ittihad” team, is present, as Al-Badri is one of the most prominent scorers of the Tunisian team, To him, the newcomer to the ranks of the attacking team, Osama Bougherra, who was contracted by “Esperance”, a few days ago from the ranks of the “Olympic Al-Baji” team, and the 24-year-old player, Mohamed Ali Bin Hamouda, is also present as one of the most prominent names in the team.
Senegalese Pauly Sambo leads the list of the most prominent stars of the Moroccan “Wydad” team, as he is the team’s top scorer and leads the list of Moroccan championship scorers this season, and midfielder Ayman Al-Hassouni joins him as one of the most prominent names expected to make his mark with the Moroccan team in the “King’s Cup” tournament. Salman for Arab Clubs.
As for the “Zamalek” team, whose list includes a number of distinguished names, the top scorer Ahmed Mustafa Zizou, who previously had professional experiences in Portugal and Belgium, is present, in addition to the veteran star Mahmoud Abdel-Razzaq “Shikabala”, in addition to the young defender Ahmed Abul Fotouh, who He is considered one of the most prominent players in the ranks of the “Zamalek” team.
2023-07-14 13:47:00
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