Cristiano Ronaldo’s Saudi Arabian debut was placed on maintain after heavy rainfall noticed his new membership’s floor beset by electrical points, inflicting Thursday’s match to be postponed.
Lots of of workers, together with safety, cooks and stadium workers had been saved exterior with the gates locked as confusion reigned as as to if the match was on.
Officers informed MailOnline that the stadium was empty with the sport resulting from kick off in two hours.
Teams of cooks of their white uniforms and several other hundred safety officers wearing black stood exterior the locked gates.
Supporters within the membership’s yellow and blue colors, stood exterior bewildered as to why there had been no official announcement.
The gamers’ entrance at gate 9 was sealed and unguarded.
Each law enforcement officials and safety officers informed MailOnline that they had been informed the match was off.
The pitch seemed lush inexperienced and confirmed no indicators of turning right into a quagmire.
However in a press release al Nassr mentioned: ‘On account of heavy rain and climate situations impacting the stadium’s electrical energy, we have now been formally knowledgeable that tonight’s match in opposition to Al Ta’i is postponed for twenty-four hours.
‘We apologise for any inconvenience precipitated to followers and need everybody secure travels.’
The cancellation provides to the embarrassment for Al-Nassr, which has splashed out upwards of £400million to safe Ronaldo companies for the subsequent two-and-a-half years.
One fan Mohammed Quaam , 20, mentioned he was upset.
‘It’s loopy that they will spend a lot cash for one participant after which cannot even have correct electrical energy safely within the floor,’ he mentioned.
‘My heroes are Messi and Ronaldo and I dream of seeing them play. I hope that he can play when this match takes place.’
Ronaldo’s anticipated debut tonight had already been vetoed by FIFA following the soccer associations ban on him for 2 matches, which he has but to serve, whereas he was a Manchester United participant.
However the membership, which didn’t reveal whether or not it was going to stick to the ban, remained tight-lipped as as to if he would have featured.
A senior police officer informed MailOnline that the sport had been ‘100%’ cancelled and can happen on Friday night.
