Saudi Arabia head coach, Roberto Mancini, has announced a 31-player squad for their upcoming friendly matches against Nigeria’s Super Eagles.
The match against the Super Eagles is scheduled to take place in Portimao, Portugal on Friday, October 13. This encounter will mark the second meeting between the Asian team and the three-time African champions.
The Green Falcons have another friendly scheduled against Mali’s Eagles, also in Portimao on October 17.
Mancini’s team views these games as essential preparation for the 2023 Asian Cup, set to be hosted in Qatar next January.
Saudi Arabia is placed 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.
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