Nigeria Super Eagles will take on the Three Lions of England in one of the prestigious football friendlies in Wembley before the FIFA fiesta in Russia this year.
The match will take place in London in Wembley on the 2nd of June 2018.
The friendly was confirmed by NFF 1vice president and Chairman of the Federation’s Organizing Committee, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, who told thenff.com on Tuesday: “The match is now confirmed. We had been doing a lot of work in the background, even going back to last year.
“Now, we are happy to say that it is all sealed. Certainly, it is going to be a big match, between two countries of remarkable historical affinity and similarities.
“We have other matches and programs for the team, and we will soon roll out the entire plan for matches, camping sites and training camps.”
The match will be the 3rd time the two countries are playing each other at a senior level.
Nigeria were drawn in group D of the FIFA world cup against Argentina, Croatia and Iceland.
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