{"id":17130,"date":"2025-12-21T23:44:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T23:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/un-news.org\/al-ahli-faces-iraq-s-al-shorta-tomorrow-in-a-mission-to-regain-victories-in-asia\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T23:44:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T23:44:04","slug":"al-ahli-faces-iraqs-al-shorta-tomorrow-in-a-mission-to-regain-victories-in-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/un-news.org\/en\/al-ahli-faces-iraqs-al-shorta-tomorrow-in-a-mission-to-regain-victories-in-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Ahli faces Iraq&#8217;s Al-Shorta tomorrow in a mission to regain victories in Asia."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_a2cc0858831d3e91\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel enable-updated-hr-color\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"false\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">Saudi Al-Ahli plays a decisive match in Baghdad to continue its journey in the AFC Champions League Elite<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">Saudi club Al-Ahli will be a guest of Iraq&#8217;s Al-Shorta tomorrow at Al-Zawraa Stadium in Baghdad, as part of the sixth round of the West Zone in the AFC Champions League Elite. In this encounter, Al-Ahli seeks to regain its winning streak and strengthen its chances for early qualification to the Round of 16.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">Al-Ahli enters the confrontation with 10 points after its 22-match unbeaten continental streak ended following a loss to UAE&#8217;s Al-Sharjah in the previous round. The title holder looks to correct its path and return to winning ways before the upcoming break.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">On the other hand, Iraq&#8217;s Al-Shorta continues its search for its first win in the tournament, currently holding only one point from five matches. Suffering from a series of consecutive losses\u2014the most recent being a heavy defeat against Saudi&#8217;s Al-Hilal in the fifth round\u2014the Iraqi team hopes to utilize home-ground advantage and fan support to achieve a positive result and restore balance.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Al-Ahli began its campaign with a 4-2 victory over Uzbekistan&#8217;s Nasaf in Jeddah, then drew 2-2 with Qatar&#8217;s Al-Duhail in Doha, followed by two consecutive wins over Qatar&#8217;s Al-Gharafa (4-0) in Jeddah and Qatar&#8217;s Al-Sadd (2-1) in Doha, before losing 0-1 to Al-Sharjah in Jeddah during the fifth round.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Saudi&#8217;s Al-Hilal leads the West Zone standings with 15 points, followed by UAE&#8217;s Al-Wahda with 13 points, then Iran&#8217;s Tractor with 11 points, while Al-Ahli and UAE&#8217;s Shabab Al-Ahli sit at 10 points each.<\/p>\n<p>United News Network \u2013 UNN Arabic<\/p>\n<p>An independent media platform providing reliable news and objective analysis, seeking to promote peace and cultural dialogue around the world to convey the truth and build bridges of understanding between peoples.<\/p>\n<p>For more news, you can visit our homepage:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"vpqRedhzGJ\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/un-news.org\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Home&#8221; &#8212; \u0634\u0628\u0643\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u062d\u062f\u0629 \u2013 UNN \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629\" src=\"https:\/\/un-news.org\/en\/embed\/#?secret=cmvJ9Nm7fa#?secret=vpqRedhzGJ\" data-secret=\"vpqRedhzGJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Al-Ahli plays a decisive match in Baghdad to continue its journey in the AFC Champions League Elite Saudi club Al-Ahli will be a guest of Iraq&#8217;s Al-Shorta tomorrow at Al-Zawraa Stadium in Baghdad, as part of the sixth round of the West Zone in the AFC Champions League Elite. 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