Super Eagles Of Nigeria’s To Have A Friendly Clash Against England At Wembley

Nigeria’s friendly against England will be played on June 2 at the Wembley Stadium.
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The friendly match will serve as a warm-up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
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Seyi Akinwunmi, NFF first vice president, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday.
_ “The match is now confirmed. We had been doing a lot of work in the background, even going back to last year,” Akinwunmi said.
_ “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.
_ “We decided to be strategic in our choice of opponents for the Super Eagles leading to the World Cup, and in total agreement with the preferences of the technical adviser.
_ “That is why we opted for England. We played Argentina (in November 2017) without even knowing we were going to be in the same group at the Finals.”
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Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr said the friendly will “test” Nigeria’s readiness for the World Cup.
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He said: “This is good news for myself and the entire team. England is a very strong team presently and I believe they will give us a very good match. We will be able to test our readiness for the World Cup when we meet the Three Lions at Wembley.”
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The friendly will serve as the Super Eagles’ final preparatory game before their first World Cup match against Croatia.
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