Mancini excludes Al-Ghannam from the national team’s roster for the Japan match

Saudi national team coach Roberto Mancini decided to exclude Al-Nasr star Sultan Al-Ghannam from the national team’s roster for the upcoming match against Japan in the Asian World Cup qualifiers. 2026.

The Saudi and Japanese teams will meet next Thursday at nine o'clock in the evening, Cairo and Mecca time.

And publish The official account of the Saudi national team issued a statement on the “X” platform in which it said: “The national team’s technical director, Roberto Mancini, decided that the player Sultan Al-Ghannam will not join the Al-Akhdar camp.”

He explained: “That is constructive On the medical report submitted by the team’s medical staff.”

He stated that Al-Ghannam: “needs a treatment program as a result of the injury he suffered yesterday while participating with his club” against Al-Orouba.

Press reports confirmed that Sultan Al-Ghannam suffered a rupture in his joint ligament, as a result of which he would be absent for 10 to 14 days.