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

By Peter Guest, FootballPredictions.NET, 17:45 03/11/2025

The time is edging ever-closer to the Al-Gharafa vs Al-Hilal AFC Champions League Elite clash which is scheduled to kick off very soon, and the players have just been announced.

We can reveal that the starting XI for Al-Gharafa which has been confirmed as follows:

Al-Gharafa

N'Diaye, K
Holgate, M
Jang, H
Sassi, F
Coman, F
Djaló, Á
Díaz, F
Fadlalla, S
Abdelfatah Surag, A
Hamed, J
Sano, S
Substitutes: Ismail, H (D), Gunnarsson, A (M), Al Ganehi, A, Boussafi, R, Lecomte-Addani, A, Majid, H, Traore, D, Ahmed Al Ali, R, Abdulnasir, C, Al Oui, A.

The team sheet line-up for Al-Hilal has also been confirmed as follows:

Al-Hilal

Yassine Bounou #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Morocco
Place of birth: Montreal, Canada
Theo Hernández
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 28
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Marseille, France
Yusuf Akçiçek
Defender
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Turkey
Place of birth: Bakırköy, Turkey
Kalidou Koulibaly #3
Defender
Height: 1.95m
Weight: 89kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Senegal
Place of birth: Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France
Lajami, A
João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo
Also known as Cancelo
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Barriero, Portugal
Mohamed Kanno #23
Midfielder
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Saudi Arabia
Place of birth: Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Rúben Diogo da Silva Neves
Also known as Neves
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Mozelos, Portugal
Salem Al Dawsari #10
Forward
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Saudi Arabia
Place of birth: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
César, K
Al Hamddan, A
Substitutes: Patouillet, M (G), Al Yami, M (G), Al Harbi, M (D), Al Dawsari, N (M), Al Qahtani, M (F), Leonardo, M (F), Darisi, A, Al-Malki, A, Radif, A, Al-Zaid, M, Al Yami, H.

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