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[68480] Riyad Mahrez to miss the match against Al-Khaleej on his way to international duties
Riyad Mahrez absent from the squad for the match against Al-Khaleej
According to reports on social media, football star Riyad Mahrez will not take part in his team's upcoming match against Al-Khaleej club.
According to the Rabanalsafena channel, the player left Jeddah to go on a "short vacation" before joining the training camp of the Algerian national team, in preparation for the World Cup qualifiers. The channel, which is associated with sympathetic sports coverage of the Saudi League, added on a positive note that the player "is excused" (translated as: "he has a serious excuse" or "he is seriously forgiven").
The news was also confirmed by iitxxsa_, which monitors developments in the local league, highlighting the importance of Mahrez's preparations for national missions with his national team.