AFC Champions League Elite News: Al-Ahli Saudi vs Al-Gharafa Confirmed Line-ups

By Lucas Pereira, FootballPredictions.NET, 17:45 20/10/2025

It’s almost time for the Al-Ahli Saudi vs Al-Gharafa AFC Champions League Elite game which is rapidly nearing kick-off, and the teams have just been announced.

First off, the starting line-up for Al-Ahli Saudi which is confirmed as follows:

Al-Ahli Saudi

Édouard Mendy #16
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.97m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Senegal
Place of birth: Montvilliers, France
Hamed, R
Dams, M
Merih Demiral
Defender
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Turkey
Place of birth: Karamürsel, Turkey
Majrashi, A
Atangana Edoa, V
Franck Kessié
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Place of birth: Ouragahio, Ivory Coast
Enzo Millot #12
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 23
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Le Chesnay, France
Riyad Mahrez #7
Forward
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Algeria
Place of birth: Sarcelles, France
Gonçalves, M
Ivan Toney
Forward
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 29
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Northampton, England
Bench: Al Sanbi, A (G), Abdo, A (G), Al Khaibari, A (D), Hawsawi, Z (D), Sulaiman, M (D), Abdulrahman, M (D), Al Johani, Z (M), Aboulshamat, S (F), Al Rashidi, F (F), Al Buraikan, F (F), Al-Zubaidi, Y, Al Muwallad, E.

The starting line-up for Al-Gharafa has also been confirmed as follows:

Al-Gharafa

N'Diaye, K
Jang, H
Sassi, F
Aron Gunnarsson
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 36
Nationality: Iceland
Place of birth: Akureyri, Iceland
Brahimi, Y
Joselu, J
Al Ganehi, A
Díaz, F
Fadlalla, S
Sano, S
Al Oui, A
Substitutes: Holgate, M (D), Ismail, H (D), Coman, F (F), Djaló, Á (F), Muntari, M (F), Boussafi, R, Ahmed Al Ali, R, Traore, D, Abdulnasir, C, Hamed, J, Lecomte-Addani, A, Abdelfatah Surag, A.

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