Saudi Arabian National Team star Salem Al Dawsari is injured. The player will also be absent from the match against Indonesian National Team in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in Asian Zone.
Yes, Salem Al Dawsari was injured while defending his club, Al Hilal, against Al Ettifaq in the continuation of
the 2024-2025 Saudi Arabian League on Friday, November 8, 2024. Al Hilal said that the player had an injury to his leg joint.
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As a result, Salem Al Dawsari did not play the full game when Al Hilal won 3-1 over Al Ettifaq. He was taken off the field in the 78th minute and replaced by Mohammed Al Qahtani.
“Al-Hilal announces the details of Salem Al Dawsari’s injury. Al-Hilal Club announced, this Friday evening,
that player Salem Al Dawsari has suffered an injury to the leg joint, based on the results of the X-ray taken
by the player after the team’s match against Al Ettifaq,” Al Hilal wrote in its official statement, quoted Saturday (11/9/2024).
“Al Hilal player Salem Al Dosari left his team’s match against Al Ettifaq due to injury, and his teammate Mohammed Al Qahtani came on to replace him,” he continued.
“In the 77th minute, Salem Al Dawsari fell at the Kingdom Arena and was unable to finish the match. Coach Jorge Jesus decided to replace him,” explained Al Hilal.
This injury is bad news for the Saudi Arabian National Team. In fact, the Saudi Arabian National Team coach, Herve Renard, immediately sidelined Salem Al Dawsari from the list of players.
The Saudi Arabian National Team itself will play two more matches in Group C of the third round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in the Asian Zone this month. They will face Australia on November 14, 2024. Then, away to SUGBK against the Indonesian National Team on November 19, 2024.
