The al-itthad of Jeddah team received a strong moral boost after its French star Karim Benzema returned on Friday to the ”
Benzema suffered a back injury, which kept him out of his team’s last 5 games, with 3 against Al-Hilal, one against the al-akhdoud and one against Al-Fatah.
Karim Benzema appeared in group training with his team on Friday evening, after recovering from his injury during the past period
Since the start of the 2023-2024 season, Benzema has played for the Etihad of jeddah club, scoring 12 goals and providing 7 assists in 23 appearances for his club in all competitions.
On the other hand, Brazilian Luiz Flippi was involved after recovering from the injury he suffered in the face of the last opener.
Preparations saw the participation of Hamid al-Ghamdi, who also recovered from the injury and will gradually begin to engage with the team from the next round.
After the current international break, the al-itthad team faces its counterpart Al Fayha on March 29, in the 25th round of the Saudi Professional Roshen League.
The Al-itthad of jeddah team is fourth in the saudi pro Roshen League standings with 43 points, winning from 13 victories, 4 draws, and 7 defeats.
