The Saudi national team is preparing to face a strong opponent, Oman, on Saturday, as part of the second round of the first stage of the Gulf Cup “Gulf 27” championship held in Jeddah, amidst the continued absence of a number of key players from the Green Falcons.
The Saudi national team will be without the duo Nawaf Al-Aqidi and Mohammed Al-Qahtani, after it was confirmed they are not ready to participate in the match. The two players continue to be absent from the calculations of the Greek coach Georgios Donis during the anticipated encounter.
Also, Musab Al-Juwayr is absent from the Green Falcons in the tournament, after he was excluded from the squad several days before the start of Gulf 27 competitions for disciplinary reasons, thus the Saudi national team loses one of its players during its journey in the tournament.
The Green Falcons had started their campaign in Gulf 27 with a valuable victory over the Kuwaiti national team by one goal to nil, earning their first three points and placing themselves in a good position at the start of Group A competitions.
On the other hand, the Omani national team enters the match with one point, after drawing in the first round with Iraq, one goal for each team. They seek to achieve a positive result against Saudi Arabia to strengthen their position in the group.
The encounter gains great importance for both teams, in light of Saudi Arabia's desire to continue its victories and get closer to securing qualification, while the Omani national team seeks its first victory and to compensate for the loss of two points in the opening round.