International Friendly Match: Super Eagles To Test Strength Against Saudi’s Green Falcons In Portugal

Nigeria and Saudi Arabia will conflict in a senior worldwide pleasant match within the metropolis of Portimão, Portugal on Friday, thirteenth October 2023.

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The conflict comes barely a month earlier than the three-time African champions, who lashed Sao Tome and Principe 6-0 of their 2023 AFCON final-day qualification sport in Uyo on Sunday, set out on the race for a spot on the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals with a house sport towards the Crocodiles of Lesotho.

Throughout the identical FIFA window in November, the Eagles will play their second worldwide pleasant match of the qualification sequence, away to the Warriors of Zimbabwe.

Saudi Arabia’s Inexperienced Falcons, who play Mali’s Eagles on the identical venue 4 days later, have by no means performed Nigeria at senior degree.

Essentially the most exceptional conflict between each international locations stays the opening match of the FIFA U20 World Cup (then referred to as FIFA World Youth Championship) in 1989, wherein second-half objectives Christopher Ohenhen and Mutiu Adepoju steered Nigeria to a comeback 2-1 victory over the host nation in Riyadh.

The Estadio Municipal de Portimão, within the Algarve, is the house floor of Portimonense S.C. and might seat near 10,000 spectators.

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