Nigeria will face Saudi Arabia In an International Friendly game on October 13, 2023. See all you need to know about this match here.
WHEN WILL THE MATCH BE PLAYED: The International Friendly game between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia will be played on Friday, October 13, 2023 by 5pm.
WHERE WILL THE MATCH BE PLAYED: The game will be played in a neutral ground to both countries. Venue is the Estadio Municipal de Portimao, Portugal .
THE LAST GAME BETWEEN NIGERIA VS SAUDI ARABIA : In 2010, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia played a 0-0 draw in a friendly match.
CURRENT FORM: Nigeria have won their last three matches, the most recent a 6-0 spanking of Sao Tome and Principe at the Godswill Akpabio International, Uyo to conclude a successful 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series.
A win vs the Green Falcons of Saudi Arabia will be a fourth consecutive win for Nigeria and a first in friendly games over a long period.
For Saudi Arabia, Roberto Mancini who resigned his role with Italy to take up the Green Falcons job will hope to halt a six game losing streak vs Nigeria.
The Arabian Falcon’s last game ended in a 1-0 defeat against South Korea at St. James’ Park, their sixth consecutive loss.
Recall that Saudi Arabia did strike shock spells around the World with a 2022 FIFA World Cup win over eventual Champions, Argentina but since then, a lot has gone wrong for the Middle East nation’s men’s Football team.
Their last win came against Yemen in the Gulf Cup of Nations fixture in January 2023, a negative streak Roberto Mancini’s men will look to halt when they face Nigeria on Friday.
TEAM NEWS: Super Eagles Head Coach, Jose Peseiro was forced into four late call-ups due to Injuries.
Sadiq Umar, Tyrone Ebuehi, Chidozie Awaziem and Maduka Okoye were called-up as replacement for Taiwo Awoniyi, Ola Aina, Jamiu Collins and Adebayo Adeleye, respectively.
Meanwhile , Roberto Mancini according to reports in Arabian news outlets will have a pool of thirty-one players to execute the match vs Nigeria.
Twelve members of the Saudi Arabian squad are drawn from Al Hilal SC, top of that list is skipper, Salman Al-Faraj.
PREDICTION: We expect a tight game, with star-studded Nigeria favourites to win.
