Ronaldo Still Dey Wait for Trophy with Al-Nassr as Dem Lose for Penalty for Saudi Super Cup
E don tey wey Cristiano Ronaldo, one of di biggest football stars for di world, don dey play for Al-Nassr for Saudi Arabia, but e still never carry any major trophy for di club.
Di latest wahala come for di 2025 Saudi Super Cup final wey Al-Nassr lose to Al-Ahli for penalty shootout after dem play 2-2 draw for normal time.
Dis match wey happen for Hong Kong Stadium on August 23, 2025, just show say Ronaldo trophy drought still dey on, and e dey pain am and fans well well.
Ronaldo wey don win five Ballon d’Or and plenty trophies for clubs like Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus, come Al-Nassr for December 2022 with big hope say e go carry di team to glory.
But since dat time, na only one Arab Club Champions Cup e don win for 2023, and dat one no even dey count as major trophy for FIFA book.
For di Saudi Pro League, King’s Cup, and now Saudi Super Cup, na story of “near-miss” every time.
Dis Super Cup loss mark di third time wey Ronaldo and Al-Nassr don reach final but still no carry di cup.
For di Super Cup final, Ronaldo start well. E score penalty for di 41st minute, wey make am reach 100 goals for Al-Nassr, a big record as e be di first player to score 100 goals for four different clubs (Real Madrid, Manchester United, Juventus, and Al-Nassr).
Di goal cause plenty joy for Al-Nassr fans, as dem think say na di beginning of victory.
But before dem go break for halftime, Franck Kessié, wey dey play for Al-Ahli, equalize di score. Di game tight, and for di second half, Marcelo Brozovic put Al-Nassr ahead again for di 82nd minute.
Everybody think say dem don get di match, but drama happen for di 89th minute when Roger Ibañez score header from Riyad Mahrez corner to make am 2-2.
As extra time no bring any goal, di match enter penalty shootout. Ronaldo score im own penalty, but e no fit inspire im team to win.
Al-Ahli goalkeeper, Édouard Mendy, turn hero as e save Abdullah Al-Khaibari penalty, and Wenderson Galeno score di winning kick to give Al-Ahli di Super Cup, dia first since 2016. Dis loss hit Ronaldo hard, and e show for im face as e look frustrated after di match.
Posts on X even talk say Ronaldo dey “muy enojado y triste” (very angry and sad), and some fans no dey happy with Al-Nassr, call dem “basura” (rubbish) for failing to deliver again.
Dis no be di first time Ronaldo don face dis kind disappointment with Al-Nassr. For 2023-24 King’s Cup final, dem lose to Al-Hilal for penalty shootout too.
Then for October 2024, Ronaldo miss a crucial penalty wey make Al-Nassr crash out of di King’s Cup against Al-Taawoun.
Dat miss shock di 14,519 fans wey dey Al-Awwal Park, and e show say even a player wey don score 18 out of 18 penalties before fit get bad day.
Since e join Al-Nassr, Ronaldo don lose four Saudi Super Cups, three King’s Cups, three Saudi Pro Leagues, and three AFC Champions League campaigns, according to posts on X.
Di only thing e don win na dat Arab Club Champions Cup, wey some fans call “friendly” trophy.
But make we no lie, Ronaldo still dey perform. E don score 73 goals in 82 matches for Al-Nassr, and im 100th goal for di club show say e still get di magic.
Di problem be say football na team sport, and Al-Nassr no dey match Ronaldo hunger for success.
Some fans on X even dey call Ronaldo di “worst signing of all time” for Al-Nassr, saying di team stop winning trophies since e join.
But others feel say di team no dey give am enough support, and na dem dey “cagada” (mess up) when e matter most.
For now, Ronaldo and Al-Nassr still get chance to win something dis season. Dem dey compete for Saudi Pro League, but dem don already dey six points behind Al-Hilal after eight games.
For AFC Champions League, dem get seven points from three group stage matches, so hope still dey. Ronaldo himself talk say “every challenge na opportunity to grow,” and e don show say e no dey give up.
Whether e fit carry Al-Nassr to major trophy before im time run out, only time go tell.
But for now, di wait for silverware continue, and e no dey easy for di Portuguese legend or im fans.