The Saudi football team announced on Wednesday evening the nature of the injury to goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais, a player from Al Hilal.
Al-Owais suffered the injury during Jordan’s 2-1 defeat on Tuesday in the final round of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and 2027 Asian Cup.
Al-Owais came out injured 35 minutes later, from the match at the First Park Stadium in Riyadh, where Ahmed al-Kassar, the Qadisiyah goalkeeper, took part.
Italy’s Roberto Mancini, head coach of Saudi Arabia, was forced to replace Al-Owais in the 35th minute of Jordan’s match and pay teammate Ahmed Al-Kassar instead after he was injured.
The Saudi team account said on the social media site “X” that the magnetic resonance radiation performed for Aouais revealed that it suffered from an injury to the hip’s rear muscle.
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Lakhdar Saudi Arabia’s account indicated that, in accordance with the established procedures, the injury report was submitted to Al-Hilal Club.
Saudi Arabia lost against Jordan, by two goals to one, during last Tuesday night’s match at Al Awl Park Stadium, Riyadh, in the final round of the second round of the 2026 World Cup and 2027 Asian Cup double qualifiers.
Jordan have qualified for the 2027 Asian Cup and the third round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, leading the group and with Saudi Arabia as runners-up.
