Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: All you need to know about friendly tie, lineup, scoreline, others

<p>Nigeria will face Saudi Arabia in an international friendly at the Estádio Municipal de Portimão, in Portugal on Friday evening.</p>, <p>The kick-off time for the international friendly match is 5pm.</p>, <p>After the Saudi Arabia clash this week, Nigeria will then take on Mozambique next week in another friendly game.</p>, <p>Both matches will serve as preparation for the Super Eagles’ 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Lesotho in November.</p>, <p>The last game between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia was in 2010 in Austria and the friendly match ended in a 0-0 draw.</p>, <p>World football-governing body, FIFA, has already appointed Portuguese official Luis Godinho as referee for the international friendly match between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia.</p>, <p>Godinho will be assisted by compatriots Bruno Jesus (assistant referee one), Tiago Costa (assistant referee two) and Miguel Noguera (fourth official).</p>, <p>FIFA also appointed Helder Carvalho to head the situation in the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) room, and Bruno Vieira as Carvalho’s assistant.</p>, <p></p>, <p>Head coach of the Super Eagles, Jose Peseiro, has already called up 25 players to camp for the upcoming friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique.</p>, <p>Gent forward, Gift Orban has not been called up. Instead, Nice’s Terem Moffi was invited after he was left out for Nigeria’s last game against Sao Tome and Principe.</p>, <p>Nottingham Forest attacker, Taiwo Awoniyi will play no part in Nigeria’s two friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique because of injury.</p>, <p>Awoniyi recently sustained a groin injury in training with Nottingham Forest which could see him sidelined for up to a month.</p>, <p>Nottingham Forest manager, Steve Cooper confirmed Awoniyi’s injury prior to his side’s Premier League 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace on Saturday.</p>, <p>Also, Nottingham Forest defender Ola Aina has been ruled out of the two friendlies with injury.</p>, <p>Aina was named in the 25-man squad for both games by Peseiro.</p>, <p>But Aina’s Premie