Al-Arabi and Qadsia Face Al-Nassr and Al-Jahra Tomorrow
Matches for the eighth round of the Zain Premier League will be held today and tomorrow, with Al-Arabi facing Al-Nassr and Qadsia facing Al-Jahra, amid an injury to Khalid Ibrahim of Qadsia.
Translated by Qiyas from الأنباء — Original source
Kuwaiti officials: The eighth round of the Zain Premier League football matches begins this evening, featuring two fixtures. The first sees Al-Fahaheel, with nine points, host Al-Salmiya, with four points, at the Al-Tadhamun Stadium. Later, Al-Shabab, with eight points, will host Al-Tadhamun, with three points, at their stadium in Ahmadi. Two more matches are scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday: Al-Arabi, with nine points, will face Al-Nasr, with 13 points, at the Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, while Al-Qadsia, with 12 points, will visit Al-Jahra, with seven points, at the latter’s Mubarak Al-Kabir Stadium.
In the Al-Fahaheel versus Al-Salmiya match, Al-Fahaheel will aim to recover lost ground after their last defeat against Al-Jahra, despite having been in good form. Their Slovakian coach, Sevil, must address the defensive errors evident in the previous game. Al-Salmiya, currently in a lower position, showed good form in their last match, which ended in a 2-2 draw with Al-Salmiya.
In tomorrow’s matches, Al-Arabi will seek to regain ground in the upper table after falling behind. They recently gave their fans a great gift by defeating Al-Qadsia 3-1 in the previous round, but today they face a tough opponent in Al-Nasr, which has shown good levels but lost its second-place position in the last round after a 2-2 draw with Al-Shabab.
In the second match, Al-Qadsia will also aim to reconcile with their fans after their loss to Al-Ahli. They have the capability to do so, given the strong players under coach Mohammed Ibrahim, but the task will not be easy against host Al-Jahra.
Yellow misses Ibrahim for a month
Medical tests confirmed that Al-Qadsia’s first-team football defender, Khaled Ibrahim, suffered a hamstring tear. The club stated on its website that his absence from the team will last between four and six weeks.
Ibrahim joins the injured list alongside Adabi Shahab, Yousif Al-Haqan, and goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Kandari. Al-Haqan may be able to return for tomorrow’s match against Al-Jahra if the medical staff approves.
