International Friendly: Coted'ivoire Reject Nigeria For Belgium

International Friendly: Coted'ivoire Reject Nigeria For Belgium

By Sampson Adedeji

Barely 24 hours after opting out of International Friendly match against Nigeria's Super Eagles, Federation of Ivorian Football (FIF) has announced to play against the Red Devils of Belgium, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The former Africa champion pulled out of the match against Nigeria citing internal crisis rocking football its football.

World number one , Belgium on Saturday announced friendly match against Coted'ivoire and its slated for Brussel in Belgium on October 8th.

“It's a team with very high-level individual talents who are currently distinguished by their good performances, such as Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) and Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal).

"He is a great training partner for our first period of international games in which we play three games.

"We hope to have the opportunity to play in the presence of some supporters, it is something that we look forward to, ”enthusiastic Red Devils coach Roberto Martínez on the website of his federation.