The
Super Eagles will face a team from North Africa in a friendly game as part of
activities to formally open the new Akwa Ibom Stadium in Uyo.
According
to a statement by Toyin Ibitoye, the Super Eagles Media Officer, the match
scheduled for Nov. 6 will see the Eagles featuring only players drawn from the
domestic scene.
“The
friendly match is to be bankrolled by the Akwa Ibom Government, and the
identity of the North African team will be confirmed later this week,’’ it
said.
The
statement said team Head Coach Amodu Shuaibu was already planning to fully
utilise the opportunity of the friendly international.
It
said the match would be used to begin preparations for Nigeria’s 2015 Africa
Cup of Nations qualifiers in November.
“Twenty-two
players will be called up to the team’s training camp which opens in Uyo from
Sunday, Nov. 2 because that Nov. 6 game will afford us a wonderful opportunity
of seeing some of our best legs in the domestic league more closely,’’ the
statement quoted Shuaibu as saying.
It
added that Shuaibu also expressed that the camp would afford the team’s technical
crew the opportunity of working with the players for about three days before
the friendly.
“Some
of those who show the quality we are looking for will then join the main squad
for the qualifiers.
“We
must seize every opportunity we have to get a strong squad ready for the
challenges ahead and we really appreciate the Akwa Ibom Government.
“We
should also praise the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) for putting this
programme together,’’ he had said.
The
new 30,000 capacity Akwa Ibom Stadium in Uyo is being expected to host
Nigeria’s final 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
The
qualifier, which is against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa, is scheduled for
Nov. 19, 2014.
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