RIYADH: Star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo met his new Saudi club Al Nassr’s women’s side on Thursday to boost the players’ confidence before their next games.

Ronaldo, who signed a lucrative deal with the club worth around 200 million Euros in December last year following his bitter exit from Manchester United, has been in Riyadh since January and has so far played two games for the side.

He also faced off long-standing competitor Lionel Messi on January 17 when Qatar-owned PSG toured Saudi Arabia and played a friendly match against a select side made up of players from Al Nassr and their Saudi rivals Al Hilal.

In a video posted by Al Nassr on Thursday on their official Twitter account, Ronaldo was seen motivating the club women’s team and wishing them luck for their remaining two matches of the Saudi Women’s Premier League.

‘Keep going’ he said while giving a thumbs up to the team.

It is worth mentioning here that at his opening press conference in Riyadh last month, Ronaldo expressed his desire to be an inspiration, not just for young boys but also for female footballers in the country.

“I’m grateful that Al-Nassr gave me this opportunity to show and develop not only the football, but also for the generation, the young generation, the woman’s generation as well,” he had said.

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