AL NASSR :FINALLY AHMED MUSA STRIKES GOLD IN SAUDI ARABIA
BY ABDULMUMINI ADEKU[LAGOS,NIGERIA]
Finally Nigerian Football Forward and International Ahmed
Musa has departed the shores of England where he was plying his trade with the
Leicester City Football Club of England in the tough Premier League for the oil
rich Gulf nation,Saudi Arabia where he will be turning in for the next four
years for giants: Al Nassr Football Club of Riyadh,Saudi Arabia.
In a recent expose by The News office Desk of the
E.N.M.Paedia Express Multimedia Group of Lagos, Nigeria, it was revealed
exclusively that the Football wizard has over 100 strikes as professional
footballer.
Al Nassr has at least seven players of foreign extraction
aside from an expatriate coach in charge
of the technical details of the team from Riyadh
It is believed the deal went for as much as 25 million
pounds sterling..
Al-Nassr is the Arabic word for
"victory". Clubs with the same name are found in Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE and Libya but the Saudi
Arabian club was the first to take the name.
New Crest
The club's logo represents the map
of Arabia with yellow and blue colors. Yellow for the gorgeous sand of the
Arabian deserts,
and blue for the magnificent water in the Arabian Sea, the Persian Gulf and the
Red Sea surrounding the Arabian Peninsula. Recently the old logo has been
replaced by a "more modern version", but still is heavily influenced
by the old club logo. The new logo only represents the football team while the
old logo represents the club as a whole.
Sponsorship
Since the start of the 2013/2014
season, Al-Nassr lacked any sponsors. Yet, still managed to pull through with a
double, by winning the Crown Prince's
cup, as well as finishing first in the SPL. In the 2014/2015 season, Al-Nassr
managed to land on multiple sponsors, including electronic manufacturer UGINE,
and telecom giants Mobily
for a developing partnership that spans for almost 5 years, beginning with a
small advert on the team's jerseys, all for an undisclosed fee nearing
$32,000,000 dollars a year.[6][7]
Honours
Al-Nassr have won a combined total
of 24 national trophies as well as 8 regional and various friendly tournaments.
The club holds various domestic and international records.[8] The
club is recognized by FIFA as the first Asian club to play on an international
level, as well as the first club in the world to win the FIFA Fair Play Award
in the FIFA Club World Cup.[9][10]
On a continental level, Al-Nassr appeared on 4 Asian finals, with two
victories, and two times as runners-up.[11][12][13]
National
titles
- Saudi Premier League Official[14]
- Kings Cup Official
- Saudi Crown Prince Cup Official
- Saudi Federation cup Official
- Saudi Super Cup Official
- Saudi Second League
- Winners (1): 1963
International
titles
- Asian Cup Winners Cup Official
- Asian Super Cup Official
- Winners (1): 1998
- AFC Champions League Official
- Runners-up (1): 1995
- GCC Champions League Official
Regional
- Riyadh Region league
- Winners (8): 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
Friendly
- Palestine Martyrs Tournament Cup
- Winners (1): 1969
- Eastern Region Tournament
- Winners (2): 1971, 1972
- Prince Turki bin Nassir International Tournament
- Winners (2): 1987, 1989
- Damascus International Championship
- Winners (1): 2004
- Bani Yas International Tournament
- Al-Wehda International Cup
- Winners (1): 2012
International
awards
2000
2000 FIFA Club World Cup
Winning the Asian Super Cup in 1998 allowed Al-Nassr to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup. In doing so, they became the first team to officially represent Asia in an international tournament, which was held in Brazil from 5 January till 14 January, in the year 2000. The nickname "The International Club" was obtained following their respective participation in the Club World Cup. Al-Nassr won the FIFA Fair play award following the end of the Club World Cup, and were the first team in the world to win such an award.[10]Al-Nassr were drawn in Group A along with Corinthians (tournament champion), Real Madrid and Raja Casablanca.
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