Saudi Green draws with Nigeria within its external camp

Within its camp in Portugal, the Saudi national team tied with its Nigerian counterpart 2-2 during the friendly match that brought them together yesterday evening, as part of their preparations for the upcoming international competitions.

The first half ended in a scoreless draw, and in the second half, the Saudi team took the lead with a goal by Salman Al-Faraj, but the Nigerian team equalized the score in the 73rd minute with a goal by Abdel-Ilah Al-Omari, by mistake in his own goal. Eight minutes later, the Nigerian team scored the second goal through Kelechi Iheanacho, however, The Saudi national team was able to adjust the score with a goal by Muhammad Ibrahim Kanno in the tenth minute of stoppage time for the match.

The Saudi national team is preparing to compete in the second round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, which begins next month, where it will play in the seventh group with the teams of Tajikistan and Jordan.
He is also preparing to participate in the Asian Nations Cup, which will be held early next year, where he will play in Group Six with the teams of Thailand, Kyrgyzstan and Oman.