Turkish Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia postponed over jersey dispute

The Turkish Super Cup final between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Friday, December 29, was postponed due to a dispute with Saudi authorities over the players’ jerseys.The match was scheduled to start at 5:45 pm GMT, and thousands of fans were already inside Riyadh’s Al Awal



Stadium. It was canceled at 7 pm.

In a joint statement issued by Turkish Football Federation on X,  the two Istanbul clubs said, “The 2023 Super Cup … has been postponed to a later date as a result of a joint decision we made with our clubs, due to some problems in its organisation.”