Saudi FootballUpdated November 3
Al Nassr challenges AFC over Al Wasl match delay.
The AFC postponed Al Nassr’s Asian Champions League Elite group match against Al Wasl, saying the UAE side could not reach Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Football Federation said arrangements were in place to receive the team. Now Kooora, citing Saudi newspaper Al Riyadiyah, reports that Al Nassr has written to the AFC asking why the match was postponed. The report says the club attached documents it said showed that landing permits and official approvals had been arranged, along with the private-flight number Al Wasl sent before changing its decision about departing for Riyadh. Al Nassr says it will pursue available legal procedures, in coordination with the Saudi federation, to protect its rights and seek the match points.
Coverage started November 3
Key Actors
- Al-Nassr
- Al Wasl FC
- Asian Football Confederation
- Saudi Football Federation