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The Saudi League organization announced the dates of three league matches, including the crucial Al Nassr vs. Al Ahli clash. The match will be played in late February.

According to Sport Se, the calendar of the Saudi professional league has been disrupted due to the escalation of military tensions in the region, and the league organization of this country has postponed the crucial meeting between Al-Ahly and Al-Nasr teams until the end of the year.

These days, Saudi football has been severely affected by the military developments in the region and the concerns caused by the recent missile attacks on Riyadh. In the midst of uncertainty regarding the status of the games, the Saudi Professional League officially announced today that three matches from the ninth week of this competition have been postponed, the most important of which will be the traditional and huge battle between Al-Ahly and Al-Nasr.

According to the new schedule, this always sensitive game, which was supposed to be held on Thursday night this week, will be held with a long delay on March 6, 2027, i.e. late March. In its official statement, the Saudi League organization tried to avoid mentioning the real reason for the postponement of the matches, which is the legitimate response of Yemen's Ansarullah to the Saudi aggressions, and cited the reason for the postponement of the matches as "logistical reasons and the need to observe the minimum mandatory rest time between matches".

Although the league officials did not directly mention the security issues, it is quite clear that the disruption in the flight lines and the inflammatory atmosphere of the capital have disrupted the Saudi football planning and forced the organizers to make fundamental changes in the tournament calendar.