Saudi Arabia unveil 31-man squad for Nigeria friendly
Saudi Arabia head coach Roberto Mancini has unveiled a 31-man squad for this month’s friendly against Nigeria’s Super Eagles.
The encounter is billed for Portimao, Portugal on Friday, October 13.
Interestingly, it will be the second-ever meeting between the Asians nation and the three-time African champions.
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The Greens as the Saudis are fondly called have another game against Mali on October 17 in Portimao
Mancini’s side is using both games as part of preparations for the 2023 Asian Cup, which will be staged in Qatar next January.
Saudi Arabia is in Group F alongside Oman, Kyrgyzstan, and Thailand.
THE FULL SQUAD
Muhammad Al-Owais, Nawaf Al-Aqidi, Raghed Al-Najjar, Hamed Youssef, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Zakaria Hawsawi, Ali Al-Bulaihi, Hassan Kadesh, Hassan Al-Tambakti, Abdul-Ilah Al-Omari, Saud Abdul-Hamid, Sultan. Al-Ghanem, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Abdul-Ilah Al-Maliki, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Eid Al-Mawlid, Muhammad Kanno, Salman Al-Faraj, Nasser Al-Dosari, Ali Hazazi, Sami Al-Naji, Salem Al-Dosari, Abdul Rahman Gharib, Ayman Yahya, Fahd Al-Mawlid, Haroun Kamara, Haitham Asiri, Saleh Al-Shehri, Firas Al-Braikan, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Muhammad Maran.