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After renewing his contract with the Nigeria Football Federation, Jose Peseiro will be in charge of the Super Eagles at AFCON 2024.
Nigeria fans are watching they believe that this friendly against Saudi Arabia will be a good test of his coaching ability as well as his philosophy.
Both teams will face each other this evening to kick their International break fixtures off, with the Super Eagles playing against the Mambas of Mozambique a few days later.
The Green Falcons of Saudi Arabia still baskinv with such euphoric reputation as the only team to beat the World Champions, Argentina at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Speaking ahead of Nigeria’s game against the Green Falcons of Saudi Arabia, Coach Peseiro maintained respect for Roberto Mancini’s side.
“They are a good opposition. They were the last team to beat Argentina, and I hope it will be a good match for our team. Hopefully, we will be on the front foot during the game, then, we can talk about the match against Mozambique,” the 63-year-old mentioned in his pre-match conference.
The Portuguese manager also clarified that despite the fixture being a friendly game, he wants his team to take on the test by securing a win.
“We want to beat Saudi Arabia and Mozambique in preparation for the World Cup qualifiers because Nigeria must play the next World Cup.”
Nigeria takes on Saudi Arabia today Friday October 13 by 5:00 PM W.A.T. You can watch match on SuperSports or stream online.
