{"id":79654,"date":"2023-01-09T14:17:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T13:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ronaldo-to-face-messi-in-first-al-nassr-match"},"modified":"2023-01-09T14:17:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T13:17:51","slug":"ronaldo-to-face-messi-in-first-al-nassr-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/ronaldo-to-face-messi-in-first-al-nassr-match","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldo to face Messi in first Al-Nassr match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Al Nassr coach, Rudi Garcia, has said Cristiano Ronaldo could make his first appearance for the club in a friendly match against Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo sat out the first of two domestic games for the Saudi Arabian club on Friday after being suspended by the English FA for hitting a young fan\u2019s phone following Manchester United\u2019s defeat at Everton in April.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia has confirmed the 37-year-old would also miss the league fixture against Al Shabab and make his debut against Ettifaq on January 22 unless he plays against Lionel Messi\u2019s PSG in a team made up of players from Al Nassr and Al Hilal in Riyadh on January 19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt [his debut] won\u2019t be with the Al Nassr jersey. It will be a mix between Al Hilal and Al Nassr.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor development, to see PSG, to see the great Parisian players, indeed it is a good thing. But we have a championship game three days later,\u201d Garcia told French newspaper L\u2019Equipe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Al Nassr coach, Rudi Garcia, has said Cristiano Ronaldo could make his first appearance for the club in a friendly match against Paris Saint-Germain. 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