Al-Nassr FC under Cristiano Ronaldo earned a smashing 2-0 triumph over Al-Wedha FC in the Saudi Pro League game held at King Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium on February 25, 2025. Al-Nassr’s victory in Mecca has sustained them through the title battle. Also, after a dismal loss against Al-Ettifaq on February 21, 2025, Ronaldo’s blazing header and Sadio Mane’s late penalty allowed the Riyadh-based team score a great triumph against the hosts.
Also, Al-Nassr won the game, but their supporters remained unhappy even thereafter. This made Portuguese sensation Cristiano Ronaldo obliged to apologize. Al-Nassr defeated their contemporaries Al-Wehda in a pivotal game.
Al-Nassr and Al-Wehda’s scheduled start time for the game was 9:30 PM IST, but the game was postponed by more than one hour, which greatly bothered the supporters of the CR7-led team. Al-Nassr’s team bus arrived at the stadium nine-minute beyond the kick start. The story also notes that the squad bus was stuck in heavy traffic and the supporters had to wait more than an hour to catch a sight of the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.
Al-Nassr vs Al-Wehda game, a disappointed Ronaldo apologised for the delay and emphasized that this shouldn’t happen going forward when speaking with SSC Sports. “I apologies on Al-Nassr’s behalf for starting the game late. This is not something we should repeat. Apologetic; the former Real Madrid and Manchester United defender quoted by Goal.com remarked.
