Cristiano Ronaldo dons a sword and traditional Saudi dress in new video with team-mate Sadio Mane to celebrate Saudi Arabian culture

In a recent video, Cristiano Ronaldo and his Al-Nassr teammates can be seen brandishing swords while donning traditional Saudi attire. 

Cristiano Ronaldo

Despite having only moved to Saudi Arabia in December of last year, 38-year-old Ronaldo has adapted to life in the Middle East quite well. 

The forward got the Golden Boot when his team won the Arab Club Champions Cup and has seven goals from his first five Saudi Pro League games.The international star has also adapted to life in Saudi Arabia off the field, as evidenced by his fleeting appearance in the video. 

Cristiano Ronaldo has starred in a new video posted onto the Al-Nassr social media account

At the conclusion of the film, the Portuguese superstar made an appearance dressed in traditional Saudi garb alongside teammates Sadio Mane and Talisca.The video, which was uploaded to the Al-Nassr social media account, shows three kids exploring the club stadium and identifying several celebrities participating in customary events.

At the end of the video, Mane and Ronaldo can be seen wearing black and white thobes, respectively, while the former Liverpool player was dressed in gold and cream thobes.

Sadio Mane

The video also included appearances by Otavio, Talisca, Marcelo Brozovic, and Alex Telles. 

“All together” was the Twitter caption on the video. just one flag. We Dream, and Achieve” is followed by other emojis. 

Given that Saturday is Saudi National Day, the video most certainly has something to do with the weekend’s festivities. 

The Portuguese forward held a sword in the air as he danced alongside others in the video

Amidst a packed schedule of Saudi Pro League games on Thursday night, Al-Nassr was among the few clubs not playing. 

N’Golo Kante scored a long-range screamer in their 2-1 league victory on Thursday night to kick off his Al-Ittihad goalscoring debut in style. 

The crucial victory for his team over Al Fateh FC was achieved by the French midfielder, who was granted a free transfer to the Saudi team in June. 

Just before halftime, Kante, 32, grabbed the ball on the edge of the area and sent a shot that ricocheted off the crossbar and into the net. 

Neymar and Al-Hilal were held to a 1-1 draw with Damac FC in other league action. 

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner stood wearing a black bisht and a white thobe

After goals from Nicolae Stanciu and Malcom, the former Barcelona and PSG player was unable to make an impact for his team. 

In what was arguably the most exciting game of the evening, Georginio Wijnaldum, a former midfielder for Liverpool, scored twice as Al-Ettifaq defeated Al Taee 4-3.