2019 AFCON: Seychelle Confirms New Date For Super Eagles Vs Pirate Game

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will play against Seychelles on Sunday, Sept 8th instead of the earlier date of Sept 7th. In a statement from Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) media officer, Ademola Olajire, the match against Seychelles will be played at the Stade Linite on the Mahe Island. “The Seychelles Football Federation has confirmed that the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying, Match day two encounter between the Super Eagles and the Seychelles National Team will take place on Saturday, Sept. 8. “This is against the widely circulated date of Friday, Sept. 7. “Georges Bibi, the Chief Executive Officer/General Secretary of the Seychelles Football Federation, in a mail to NFF’s Director of Competitions, Ayobola Oyeyode, said the match would be played at the Stade Linite on the MaheIsland. “The match will commence from 4.30pm Seychelles time (1.30pm Nigeria time),’’ he said. “Next week clash is crucial to both the Eagles and the Pirates, both teams having lost their opening games in the series. “The Eagles lost 0-2 to South Africa in Uyo on June 10, 2017. A day earlier, the Pirates were poleaxed 5-1 by Libya’s Mediterranean Knights at the Stade Chedly Zouiten in Tunisia’s capital.’’ Olajire said presently, Libya’s Knights top the Group E, followed by South Africa’s Bafana Bafana with the Eagles in third place and the Pirates, bottom.