RIYADH: Iraqi club Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Shabab of Saudi Arabia shared the spoils, 1-1 in Basra, in the first round of the King Salman Cup for Clubs 2023, organized by the Arab Football Association.
In all, 6 matches were played, resulting in 5 wins and a single draw.
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya scored through Karrar Nabil, while Al-Shabab’s equalizer came from Aaron Popendza.
The 2nd leg takes place on the 16th of April at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh.
Al-Hilal of Sudan registered a 3-0 victory over Manama of Bahrain, with Fabrice Ngoma, Macabe Lilibo and Mohamed Abdel-Rahman on the scoresheet.
Bahrain’s Muharraq registered a two-goal victory over Oman’s Al-Seeb, goals coming from Victor Morelo and Hassan bin Haddush.
Kuwait’s Kuwait also registered a victory against the Algerian club Shabab Al-Saoura with the goal scored by Mohamed Marhoun.
Mauritania’s Nouadhibou defeated Jordan’s Shabab Al-Ordon 4-1, and Hamia Al-Tanji and Othman Fay scored two goals each, while the goal of Shabab Al-Ordon came from Wassim Al-Abdullah.
Morocco’s AS FAR registered a 4-1 victory over the Libya’s Al-Ittihad, the goals coming from Mustafa Sahd, Adam Al-Nafati, Cando Joseph and Ahmed Hamoudi, while Al-Ittihad’s goal came through Moaz Issa.
