Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia could not provide a winner at the end of their second-ever meeting in Portugal on Friday ending 2-2.
The three-time Asian champions netted a last-gasp equalizer from a free-kick at the edge of the box that deflected off Calvin Bassey.
The result is similar to what happened in the only Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia encounter 13 years ago, also a friendly match.
 Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, and Samuel Chukwueze missed chances to put the Super Eagles ahead but could not, only for the Saudis, who had lost their last six matches in all competitions, to take a shock lead on the hour mark.
Nigeria Vs Saudi Arabia: Uzoho Error And A Lively Second Half
Goalkeeper Francis Uzoho palmed the ball into his own net from a free-kick way out by Salman Al Faraj.
 Coach Jose Peseiro introduced Terem Moffi for the injured Victor Osimhen and brought in Bright Osayi-Samuel, Kelechi Iheanacho, and Moses Simon to relieve Tyronne Ebuehi, Lookman and Chukwueze.
 This appeared to improve Nigeria’s lot at the fore, as Iheanacho and Simon rattled the Falcons’ defence at will, and Simon was the architect of Nigeria’s equalizer when he did a yeoman’s job to lay the ball to Victor Boniface to score his first Nigeria goal from a tight angle in the 73rd minute.
 Eight minutes later, Iheanacho drove the ball powerfully into the net beyond the flailing hands of the Falcons’ goalie after Moffi and Simon combined to put the opposing defence in knots.
 The game came less than 24 hours after the Super Eagles learned they would be playing hosts Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, and Equatorial Guinea in the group phase at the Africa Cup of Nations early next year and 48 hours after they adopted ‘Let’s Do It Again’ as their mantra for the trophy quest in Cote d’Ivoire.
 On Monday, the Super Eagles will take on the Mambas of Mozambique in another friendly encounter at the same venue, before the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe next month.   Â