Al-Nassr fans to receive 3,000 tickets for AFC Champions League clash against Qatar’s Al-Duhail

04.11.2023 - 13:13 arabnews.com

Al-Duhail have allocated 3,000 tickets to Al-Nassr supporters expected to make the trip to Qatar for the Riyadh club’s AFC Champions League clash at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha on Tuesday night.

It is a significant proportion of the total capacity as the stadium can accommodate 9,000 fans. Al-Nassr defeated Al-Duhail 4-3 in Riyadh in their last Champions League fixture and currently lead Group E with a maximum of nine points from three matches.

Persepolis of Iran are second with six points while Al-Duhail are third with only one point, ahead of Istiklol of Tajikistan on goal difference.

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