Sources from "Asharq Al-Awsat" confirmed that the management of Neom Club did not request foreign referees for the upcoming match against Al-Nassr, scheduled to take place at the "King Khalid Sports City" in Tabuk as part of the eighth round.

According to the regulations of the Referees Committee, the Football Association usually assigns Saudi refereeing teams if foreign referees are not requested at least 21 days before the match date, which means the upcoming encounter will be managed by local referees.

Previously, Saudi referee Abdullah Al-Shahrani officiated the match between Al-Taawoun and Al-Nassr in Buraidah, while foreign teams managed Al-Nassr's matches against Al-Khulood, Al-Riyadh, and Al-Ittihad, with Spanish, Swiss, and Lithuanian referees present for each match.

Saudi referee Abdullah Al-Shahrani returned to officiate the match between Al-Nassr and Al-Fateh in Riyadh, and a team led by Faisal Al-Balawi managed the match between Al-Hazem and Al-Nassr, while Mohammed Al-Huwaish officiated the match between Al-Nassr and Al-Faihah, reflecting the diversity of the refereeing teams this season.

Al-Nassr leads the league standings with 21 points, while Neom occupies the sixth position with 13 points, increasing the significance of the anticipated match between the two teams.

The match is expected to witness a large crowd after tickets have sold out, in an exciting atmosphere where the audience awaits a strong confrontation between the league leaders and the ambitious Neom attack looking to secure its position.