Cristiano Ronaldo had a slip of tongue while speaking on his decision to join the Saudi team during his official unveiling with Al Nassr on Tuesday.
Instead of mentioning he is playing for Saudi Arabia, he rather said, “South Africa.”
He left Manchester United on Friday and signed with Al Nassr as a free agent.
“The football is different, so for me it’s not the end of my career to come to South Africa. This is why I want to change, and to be honest I’m really not worried about what people say,” Ronaldo told the media as he was presented at the Riyadh club.
Cristiano Ronaldo accidentally said he was playing in South Africa 😅pic.twitter.com/2wjlh5giQ5
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He added: “I won everything, I played for the most important clubs in Europe and now it is a new challenge in Asia.”
After the media conference, he posed in his new Al Nassr kit on the club’s pitch in front of thousands of fans.