{"id":97119,"date":"2023-10-07T16:28:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T15:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/saudi-arabia-boss-unveils-31-man-squad-for-super-eagles-friendly"},"modified":"2023-10-07T18:40:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T17:40:27","slug":"saudi-arabia-boss-unveils-31-man-squad-for-super-eagles-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/saudi-arabia-boss-unveils-31-man-squad-for-super-eagles-friendly","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia boss unveils 31-man squad for Super Eagles friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Saudi Arabia head coach, Roberto Mancini has named a 31-man squad for his side\u2019s friendlies against the Super Eagles of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The encounter against the Super Eagles is slated for Portimao, Portugal on Friday, October 13.<\/p>\n<p>It will be the second-ever meeting between the Asians and the three-time African champions.<\/p>\n<p>The Greens have another friendly lined up against the Eagles of Mali also in Portimao on October 17.<\/p>\n<p>Mancini\u2019s side is using both games as part of their preparations for the 2023 Asian Cup, which will be staged in Qatar next January.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia is in Group F with Oman, Kyrgyzstan, and Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>THE FULL SQUAD<\/p>\n<p>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. 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