Super Eagle: What time and where to watch the Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia match
Here’s what you need to know if you’re watching Nigeria’s friendly against Saudi Arabia.
A high-profile international friendly match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Saudi Arabia’s Green Falcons will take place in Portimo.
The match will take place at Portimonense S.C.’s home ground, Portimo Municipal Stadium, in the Algarve, which can accommodate nearly 10,000 spectators.
The three-time African champions defeated Sao Tome and Principe 6-0 in the qualifying match for the final day of CAN 2023 in Uyo less than a month ago.
Overview of Saudi Arabia
At St James’ Park last month, Saudi Arabia suffered back-to-back defeats to Costa Rica and South Korea in Roberto Mancini’s first international break as coach.
31 Saudi Arabian players have been called up for the Super Eagles’ friendly match by former Manchester City coach Al-Hilal, who has the most with 12 players.
Since being eliminated from the 2022 FIFA World Cup group stage last year, the home team has now lost 6 consecutive matches.
The Green Falcons, who hired Roberto Mancini as their new coach in August, will be looking for their first win.
Mancini has revealed his 31-man squad for this week’s match against Nigeria and next week’s match against Mali. Another loss for Saudi Arabia is expected as Nigeria’s Super Eagles are clear favourites.
31 Saudi Arabian players were summoned by the former Manchester City coach, of which Al-Hilal has the most with 12 people.
They will now face a Nigerian team that boasts one of the strongest attacking line-ups in football, including Victor Osimhen, Victor Boniface, Taiwo Awoniyi, Samuel Chukwueze, Ademola Lookman and Gift Orban.
Another Saudi loss is expected because Nigeria is clearly the higher rated team.
Saudi Arabia’s Green Falcons, who hired Roberto Mancini as their new coach in August, will be aiming for their first win against Nigeria’s Super Eagles. Saudi Arabia’s Green Falcons, who will face Mali Eagles four days later at the same venue, have only faced Nigeria once at senior level and that match was a friendly.
Overview of Nigeria
Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has invited 25 players to a camp to prepare for upcoming friendlies against Mozambique and Saudi Arabia.
Three-time Africa Cup of Nations winners Super Eagles Nigeria say they will use the rallying cry “Let’s do it again”.
Nice’s Terem Moffi was invited despite being on the bench in Nigeria’s recent match against Sao Tome and Principe.
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru first received an invitation to Peseiro’s team while he was still playing football for Turkish Super Lig club Hatayspor. After this week’s match against Saudi Arabia, Nigeria will face Mozambique in another friendly match next week.
The Super Eagles’ 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying encounter with Lesotho will be prepared with these two matches.
The story between Super Eagle and Saudi Arabia
The most recent match between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia took place in 2010 in Austria and ended in a goalless draw.
The history between the Super Eagles and Saudi Arabia is not long. Only twice will these two nations face each other at the highest level of international competition.
The most recent match between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia took place in 2010 in Austria and ended in a goalless draw.
The only previous meeting was also a friendly, held on 25 May 2010 at the Alpenstadion in Wattens, Austria, as part of the Eagles’ preparations for the FIFA World Cup Final in South Africa.
Nwankwo Kanu led the Super Eagles in this tournament without scoring a single goal.
He is one of two players to have represented Nigeria in three different FIFA World Cups. Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa is still missing.
Jose Peseiro, the head coach of the Super Eagles at the moment, was that day’s Saudi Arabian coach.
Officials for Super Eagles vs Saudi Arabia…
FIFA has already named Portuguese official Luis Godinho as the official referee for the international exhibition game between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia.
Compatriots Bruno Jesus, Tiago Costa, and Miguel Noguera will serve as Godinho’s first, second, and fourth officials, respectively.
Also nominated by FIFA were Helder Carvalho and Bruno Vieira, who will work together to manage the situation in the VAR room.
The rankings mean that the Super Eagles are now sixth among countries under the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF).
Time to watch Super Eagles vs Saudi Arabia
The game between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Green Falcons of Saudi Arabia will take place on Friday, October 13, 2023.
It will kick off at 5 PM Nigerian time and be available on the official YouTibe platform of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
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United defender Harry Maguire has called on his teammates to harness their win against Brentford after their international break. He said: “That was a really important win. Obviously it has been a difficult time for us at the start of this season. This must be a turning point for us all, as individuals and as a club. We must kick on from this.”
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