Friday football guide: Nations League, Africa Cup qualifiers and international friendlies

A full programme of international football is scheduled for Friday, 13 November 2026, with Nations League fixtures, 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and a series of friendlies.

The schedule follows the return of international football during the current break. The source listing also refers to Thursday, 12 November 2026, before detailing Friday’s matches.

Nations League – matchday five

Moldova play Kazakhstan at 20:00 Saudi Arabia time (21:00 UAE), live on beIN SPORTS 6 with Mohammed Al Saadi commentating.

The remaining games all begin at 22:45 Saudi Arabia time (23:45 UAE):

– Bulgaria v Iceland – beIN SPORTS 8, Bakr Alwan – Luxembourg v Estonia – beIN XTRA 3, Amer Al-Khudairi – Scotland v North Macedonia – beIN SPORTS 5, Abdullah Al-Ghamdi – Slovenia v Switzerland – beIN SPORTS 6, Samir Al-Yaqoubi – Netherlands v Greece – beIN SPORTS 4, Ahmed Al-Balushi – Serbia v Germany – beIN SPORTS 3, Issam Al-Shawali – Andorra v Gibraltar – beIN XTRA 1, Mohammed Nidal – Liechtenstein v Azerbaijan – beIN XTRA 2, Hassan Al-Eidaroos – Slovakia v Faroe Islands – beIN SPORTS 7, Montaser Al-Azhari

2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying – matchday three

The qualifying programme begins at 16:00 Saudi Arabia time (17:00 UAE), with Comoros v Congo on beIN SPORTS 3, featuring Hassan Al-Eidaroos, while Zambia v Burundi is on beIN SPORTS 2 with Mohammed Al-Mabrouki. Mozambique v Ethiopia is scheduled for beIN SPORTS 1, with Ahmed Abdo on commentary.

At 19:00 Saudi Arabia time (20:00 UAE), Tunisia meet Libya on beIN SPORTS 1, with Hafeez Al-Dradji commentating. Cape Verde v Liberia is on beIN SPORTS 5, with Mohammed Al-Mabrouki, and Nigeria v Tanzania is on beIN SPORTS 3, with Mohamed Barakat.

The other matches at that time are Gabon v Lesotho on beIN XTRA 1, with Ahmed Al-Balushi; South Africa v Kenya on beIN SPORTS 4, with Nawfal Bachi; and Burkina Faso v Mauritania on beIN SPORTS 2, with Ahmed Soko.

Mali v Rwanda starts at 22:00 Saudi Arabia time (23:00 UAE), live on beIN SPORTS 9 with Ahmed Abdo. Egypt v Malawi follows at the same time on beIN SPORTS 2, with Ali Mohamed Ali.

Morocco v Niger begins at 23:00 Saudi Arabia time (00:00 UAE) and is being shown on beIN SPORTS 1, with Jawad Badda as commentator.

International friendlies

United Arab Emirates face Honduras at 17:15 Saudi Arabia time (18:15 UAE) on Sharjah Sports, with Mousa Eid commentating. Saudi Arabia meet South Korea at 17:45 Saudi Arabia time (18:45 UAE), with the match available on STC TV.

Qatar play Australia at 18:00 Saudi Arabia time (19:00 UAE) on Al Kass 1, while Iraq take on Lebanon at 19:30 Saudi Arabia time (20:30 UAE) on Al Rabiaa.

Matches from the Nations League and the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers can be watched on beIN SPORTS, while TOD TV is the official live-streaming platform. Saudi Arabia’s friendly against South Korea is available through the STC TV app.