Saudi Arabia boss unveils 31-man squad for Super Eagles friendly

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Saudi Arabia boss unveils 31-man squad for Super Eagles friendly

Saudi Arabia head coach, Roberto Mancini has named a 31-man squad for his side’s friendlies against the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

The encounter against the Super Eagles is slated for Portimao, Portugal on Friday, October 13.

It will be the second-ever meeting between the Asians and the three-time African champions.

The Greens have another friendly lined up against the Eagles of Mali also in Portimao on October 17.

Mancini’s side is using both games as part of their preparations for the 2023 Asian Cup, which will be staged in Qatar next January.

Saudi Arabia is in Group F with 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.