The Turkish Super Cup final between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Friday has been cancelled amid a row between the clubs and Saudi authorities.
The Turkish Super Cup final to be played in Saudi Arabia on Friday was cancelled after a disagreement with Saudi authorities over the players ’ jerseys, Turkish media reported.
Haber Turk TV and other media said the Fenerbahce and Galatasaray players wanted to wear T- shirts pictured with ultramodern Turkey’s author, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during a pre-match warm- up but weren’t authorized to do so by Saudi organizers.
The players claimed on the T- shirts because the Super Cup coincides with the centennial anniversary of the proclamation of the Turkish Republic by Ataturk. Galatasaray and Fenerbahce before pressed for the game to be played on home soil rather Saudi Arabia.
The players from the two Istanbul clubs left Riyadh’s Al- Awwal Park Stadium and were returning home, media reported.
A common statement by the Turkish Football Federation and the clubs said the final “ was laid over to a after date ” citing “ organizational dislocations, ” and thanked Saudi Arabia for its sweats in organizing the game.
The oil painting-rich area has moved in recent times to carry further transnational games and events ahead of the men’s World Cup it’s all but certain to host in 2034.
Spain and Italy are set to carry their Super Mugs in Saudi Arabia in January.
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