Abdulelah Al-Amri fit for Al Ahli v Al Nassr after Korea Republic injury

Abdulelah Al-Amri is expected to be available for Al Nassr’s Roshn Saudi League clash with Al Ahli next week after scans showed the defender suffered only a minor strain while playing for Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia defeated Korea Republic 3-2 in Doha on Friday, their first friendly during the current international break. Al-Amri started the match but was replaced by Al Hilal defender Ali Lajami in the 71st minute after picking up the injury.

The Saudi newspaper Al Riyadiyah reported that medical examinations found the problem was not serious enough to prevent Al-Amri from returning to training.

The centre-back should therefore be fit for Saudi Arabia’s second friendly of the break, against Uzbekistan on Tuesday, 17 November 2026, at Khalifa bin Hamad Stadium in Doha.

He is also set to feature when Al Nassr travel to face traditional rivals Al Ahli at Alinma Stadium in Jeddah on Friday, 20 November. The match is a rearranged fixture from the ninth round of the Roshn Saudi League.

Al-Amri has made an impressive start to the season, particularly in front of goal. He has scored four times, with every goal coming from a header, including Saudi Arabia’s third against Korea Republic.

The defender headed in a corner delivered by Al Hilal midfielder Nasser Al-Dawsari in the 59th minute to complete the scoring for the hosts.

That goal was the 20th of Al-Amri’s career for club and country. He has scored 16 times for Al Nassr, once for Al Wehda and three times for Saudi Arabia.

His international goals have also included strikes against Kuwait in 2021 and Uruguay at the 2026 World Cup.

The victory was Saudi Arabia’s first against Korea Republic for 21 years. Their previous wins came in 2005, when they beat their opponents 2-0 and 1-0 in their two World Cup 2006 qualifying matches.

Since then, the teams had met six times without a Saudi victory. Korea Republic won two of those matches, while the other four ended in draws, before Saudi Arabia ended that run on Friday.

Friday’s game was the 19th meeting between the two countries in friendly and competitive football, dating back to their first encounter in 1980.

Saudi Arabia have now won six of those matches, the same number as Korea Republic, while seven have ended level.