This autumn, Saudi Arabia's “Al-Nasr”, for which Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo plays, may come to Turkmenistan. This will be possible if his club gets into the same group with Turkmen teams “Arkadag” or” Ahal” in the group stage of the AFC Champions League 2. The group round matches will be held from September to December 2025.

The draw for the tournament, which will determine the opponents of the Turkmen clubs in the group stage, will take place on Friday, August 15. The ceremony will be broadcast live on the AFC YouTube channel, starting at 12:00 Ashgabat time.

On Wednesday, following the final matches of the preliminary round of the AFC 2 Champions League, all potential opponents of “Arkadag” and “Ahal” became known. In addition to “Al-Nasr”, the Turkmen teams may face “Al-Wasl” (UAE), “Al-Ahli” (Qatar), “Esteghlal” (Iran), “Andijan” (Uzbekistan), “Al-Zawraa” (Iraq), “Al-Hussein” (Jordan), “Al-Muharraq” (Bahrain), “Mohun Bagan” (India), “Istiklol” (Tajikistan), “Al-Wehdat” (Jordan), “Al-Haldiya” (Bahrain), and “Goa” (India).

Cristiano Ronaldo is a European champion with the Portuguese national team and the best scorer in the history of world football in official matches. Before “Al-Nassr”, he played for Portuguese “Sporting”, English “Manchester United”, Spanish “Real” and Italian “Juventus”.