Football match between Iran's Sepahan, Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad had been cancelled amid a row over the slain Iranian general’s bust at the stadium.
In a sign of improving relations between the two countries, Iran's FM Hossein Amir-Abdollahian meets Saudi Arabia's ambassador Abdullah bin Saud al Anzi in Tehran, Iran on September 10, 2023.
The Asian Champions League match was scheduled to take place on Monday at the Naqsh e Jahan stadium in central Iran's Isfahan city. He said the AFC, the governing body of football in Asia, must take a decision on the cancelled match"on a technical basis." Amir-Abdollahian said relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, who restored their diplomatic ties in March after a hiatus of seven years, are “on the right path”.Iran's Sepahan football club said the match was called off by the referee, saying they would lodge a complaint with the AFC. Al Ittihad Club, meanwhile, said the AFC observer decided to cancel the game.
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