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Riyadh: Most of the international football players in the Saudi clubs participated in the Kingdom’s 93rd National Day under the slogan “We Dream and Achieve” on Saturday, September 23.
Al-Hilal was among the Saudi clubs to express its joy and gratitude on this National Day, as it published a video clip that received widespread praise and admiration.
In a video posted on social media platforms, Al-Hilal players, led by Brazilian football star Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, can be seen donning traditional Saudi dress ‘Thobe’, headscarf ‘shemagh’ and dancing the Ardha with swords in their hands.
Taking to Instagram on Saturday, Al Ittihad player, the Frenchman of Algerian origin, Karim Benzema, posted a picture of him wearing a white thobe and a bisht, a cloak worn over the thobe. He also wore a Saudi shemagh, a red and white head covering.
“Look at the life we live… Happy Saudi National Day,” Benzema wrote.
On Friday, September 22, Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, and his Al-Nassr teammates celebrated the National Day.
The clip showed team leader Cristiano Ronaldo wearing a bisht and shemagh and holding a sword, while the soundtrack was traditional folk tunes.
This post was last modified on September 24, 2023 7:04 pm