Super Eagles to Play a Friendly in France

The spokesman of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Ademola Olajire has confirmed plans for the senior national team of Nigeria to play another friendly game in Paris after the game against Corsica.

Nigeria will take on Corsica on the 26th of May in a test game meant to keep the team in shape for their AFCON 2019 Qualifiers against South Africa in Uyo on the 10th of June.

Olajire confirmed talks are well underway for another friendly game in Paris for the Eagles who will be holding a training camp in France from the 23rd of May.

” The team will play a friendly in Paris after the game against Corsica, . Burkina Faso has been mentioned but I cannot be definite on the opponents for this game, we’ll update the general public at the right time”, Olajire Said

A total of 22 players have been called up by the manager of the Super Eagles Gernot Rohr for the training camp in France, where the proposed games will take place later in the month.

Akinyemi Doyinsola