Super Eagles To Clash With Algeria In Friendly

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed that the Super Eagles will play Algeria in an exhibition match on September 27.

The federation announced the friendly game in a post on the team’s Twitter page on Monday.

The match will take place in Oran, Algeria, with the exact stadium and the kick-off time yet to be announced.

The last time both nations met was in October 2020 at Worthersee Stadium in Klangefurt, Austria, where the Super Eagles were defeated by a lone goal scored by Ramy Bensebaini.

Both Nigeria and Algeria won’t be at the 2022 World Cup after being denied qualification by Ghana and Cameroon respectively.

The match is billed to be a preparation for the upcoming African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.

The Eagles are scheduled to face Guinea-Bissau in a double-header clash between March 20 and 28, 2023.

The qualifiers were initially dated for September 2022 before CAF announced a revision of its calendar to “make room for the African nations that have qualified for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in November/December 2022 to prepare adequately.”

The AFCON billed to hold in Ivory Coast has also been moved to January and February 2024.

-TheCable