Al-Nassr Goalkeeper Nawaf Al-Aqidi May Miss Season Opener
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Al-Nassr is a football team from Saudi Arabia.
The team will play its first match of the new season.
The match is against Al Fateh.
Nawaf Al-Aqidi is the goalkeeper for Al-Nassr.
He may not play in the first match.
News reports say he is at risk of missing the game.
But he is not leaving the club.
The reason for missing the game is different.
The Saudi Pro League is the top football league in Saudi Arabia.
Al-Nassr is a famous team in this league.
Fans in India, the UK, and the USA can watch the match live.
The match will show the lineup of both teams.
The lineup shows which players start the game.
This is important news for football fans.
Many people want to know if Al-Aqidi will play.
Vocabulary6 words
- season
- the time when a sport is played, like a football year
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops the ball from going into the goal
- risk
- a chance that something bad may happen
- Saudi Pro League
- the main football league in Saudi Arabia
- live
- happening now, shown on TV or online at the same time
- lineup
- the list of players who start a game
Quiz
Answer key
1. Al-Nassr 2. Goalkeeper 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Al-Nassr is a football team from Saudi _____.
The team will play its first match of the new _____.
The match is against Al _____.
Nawaf Al-Aqidi is the _____ for Al-Nassr.
He may not play in the first _____.
News reports say he is at _____ of missing the game.
But he is not _____ the club.
The _____ Pro League is the top football league in Saudi Arabia.
Fans in India, the UK, and the USA can watch the match _____.
The match will show the _____ of both teams.