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Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr debut could be delayed as club exceed foreign player quota

Cristiano Ronaldo's bizarre start to life at Al-Nassr continued as it emerged his debut could be further delayed, with the Saudi Arabian club reportedly exceeding their quota for foreign players.

The Portuguese superstar's first game for the club had expected to take place today, but the match was put on hold after heavy rainfall saw the club's ground suffer electrical issues.

Al-Nassr officials expect the rescheduled match against against Al Ta'i to take place tomorrow at Mrsool Park, the 25,000-capacity venue.

Al-Nassr need to offload one of their foreign players in order to register Cristiano Ronaldo
The Saudi Arabian club have nine foreign players, one more than allowed by the Pro League

Ronaldo's participation remains uncertain, due to the club being unable to register the star having exceeded their foreign player quota.