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Al Nassr Win First Game Since Signing Cristiano Ronaldo As Vincent Aboubakar Scores Only Goal

Al Nassr were back in Saudi Pro League action less than 24 hours after announcing the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo. Al Nassr beat Al-Khaleej 1-0.

Robert Summerscales

Al Nassr Win First Game Since Signing Cristiano Ronaldo As Vincent Aboubakar Scores Only Goal
Al Nassr Win First Game Since Signing Cristiano Ronaldo As Vincent Aboubakar Scores Only Goal /

Al Nassr were back in Saudi Pro League action on Saturday less than 24 hours after announcing the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo.

But there was no debut for Ronaldo away to Al-Khaleej.

The 37-year-old was not even among the crowd. It is understood that a grand unveiling at a home game is being planned.

So it was down to Al Nassr's other iconic central striker to do the business on the pitch.

Vincent Aboubakar scored the only goal of the game as Al Nassr beat Al-Khaleej 1-0 to end 2022 top of the Saudi Pro League.

Al Nassr's players pictured celebrating during their 1-0 win at Al-Khaleej on New Year's Eve in 2022
Al Nassr's players pictured celebrating during their 1-0 win at Al-Khaleej on New Year's Eve :: Twitter/AlNassr FC

Former Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina also played for Al Nassr on Saturday, as did Brazilian duo Talisca and Luiz Gustavo.

Al Nassr's next game is on Thursday when they host Al-Ta'ee at their 25,000-capacity stadium, Mrsool Park.

Ronaldo will be eligible to play in that game, having needed to wait until 2023 to play for another club following the termination of his Manchester United contract.

Shortly after Saturday's win over Al-Khaleej, Al Nassr tweeted a photo of Ronaldo holding his new yellow and blue jersey.

The caption read: "Can't wait to get started!"

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Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.

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