Nasr will be seeking to defend Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Cup when the Riyadh's side meets its home rival Al-Shabab in the final Friday. Prince Sulatn Bin Fahd, Chairman, General Presidency of Youth Welfare and President of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, will patronize the final which will kick off at 8:30 P.M. local time. Defending champion Al-Nasr which won the trophy over Al-Hilal, bagged its first cup since more than 10 years. The team, however, hopes to continue and regain the team's old glory. Meanwhile, Al-Shabab will be trying to secure one of the season's competition after losing chances in two main events. Al-Shabab lost this year's Crown Prince Cup, after a 1-0 defeat to Al-Hilal, and the team is in the third spot of the Saudi Premier League with 31st points, 13 points behind runner-up Al-Hilal with only three matches left. Al-Nasr qualified to the final after a 1-0 victory over Al-Ittihad in the semifinal. It beat Al-Ittifaq away 2-0 in the quarterfinal. On the other hand, Al-Shabab paved its way after a 4-2 shootout victory over Al-Hilal before the team crushed Al-Wehdah 4-1 in the quarterfinals. Al-Shabab's hopes are quite better as the team is in good spirits after a 3-1 win over Qatar's Al-Gharafa in the AFC Champions League Tuesday. Argentinean coach Enzo Torres is depending on Brazilian Marcelo Camacho, Ahmed and Abdo Atif in the midfield. The trio are always behind Al-Shabab victories as they always feed strikers with neat passes. Nasser Al-Shamrani will lead the frontline if Enzo applies 4-5-1 formation. But if he goes for two strikers then Kuwaiti striker Ahmed Ajab or Naji Majrashi will be the favorites. Al-Nasr, meanwhile, has the new striker Alaa Al-Kuwaikibi who moved on loan from Al-Wehdah. Al-Kuwaikibi, who nurses a knee injury, will join international striker Saad Al-Harthi who was absent for more than four months for the same reason. Brazilian Elton is the livewire of the team with the assistance of some young players. Al-Nasr has a better history in 116 meetings between them. It has won 52 while Al-Shabab has just won 38 and they drew 25. The two finalists have met twice in the final matches in 1991 and 1996 and Al
