Although the Magpies experienced a break at the weekend, two players experienced international action.
On Thursday, midfielder Andre Boucaud featured for Trinidad & Tobago in a 3-3 draw with the United Arab Emirates.
The inaugural OSN Cup fixture in Riyadh went to a penalty shoot-out, which UAE won 7-6.
On Saturday, Mustapha Dumbuya played 90 minutes in Sierre Leone's 3-2 triumph over Equatorial Guinea.
It was the defender's second cap for his country.
Boucaud is in line for more international football today (Monday 9 September).