Some press reports revealed the position of Al-Ittihad striker Karima Benzema and Al-Ahly goalkeeper Edouard Mendy regarding participating in the Jeddah derby match, today, Thursday, as part of the ninth round of the Saudi League.

Reports confirmed that Mendy will undergo medical examinations today in order to determine the possibility of his participation in the Al-Ittihad match, as he suffers from a tear in the connective muscle that he suffered in the Al-Akhood match.

While Karima Benzema missed Al-Ittihad’s group training yesterday, due to suffering from a slight muscle strain that he felt yesterday, and he was content with training inside the gym.

The report explained that the manager Al-Ittihad club technician Laurent Blanc will rely on the duo Mario Mitai and Danilo Pereira to complete the quorum of foreign players, if it is confirmed that Karim Benzema will be absent from the match.