NFF clears air on Nigeria/England friendly
The
much talked about international friendly between the Super Eagles and
the Three Lions has not been confirmed according to the Nigeria Football
Federation
The Nigeria Football Federation has made clarification on the much
talked about international friendly between the Nigeria senior national
team and their counterpart from England.
General Secretary of the NFF, Mohammed Sanusi disclosed that playing the Three Lions will definitely be a game to watch out for but not agreement has been reached on a date for the proposed game.
“The aspect of a proposed friendly between Nigeria and England as discussed by the NFF President (Mr. Amaju Pinnick) and Chairman of The FA, Mr. Greg Dyke, at their meeting in London on Tuesday has been somewhat overblown in the social media,” Sanusi told the NFF website.
“It is understandable that any news of a proposed friendly between Nigeria and England would generate global interest, as it has done. Both teams last played any match at senior level about 13 years ago.
“However, we must say at this stage that the proposal is still at the level of discussions and nothing concrete has been agreed as to when the match will hold. We are awaiting feedback from the FA and will report on the outcome accordingly,” he concluded.
Nigeria last face the English national team in the last Group F encounter of the 2002 Fifa World Cup in Korea/Japan. The game ended 0-0 at the Nagai Stadium, Osaka with current Super Eagles skipper, Vincent Enyeama making world class saves.
The
much talked about international friendly between the Super Eagles and
the Three Lions has not been confirmed according to the Nigeria Football
FederationGeneral Secretary of the NFF, Mohammed Sanusi disclosed that playing the Three Lions will definitely be a game to watch out for but not agreement has been reached on a date for the proposed game.
“The aspect of a proposed friendly between Nigeria and England as discussed by the NFF President (Mr. Amaju Pinnick) and Chairman of The FA, Mr. Greg Dyke, at their meeting in London on Tuesday has been somewhat overblown in the social media,” Sanusi told the NFF website.
“It is understandable that any news of a proposed friendly between Nigeria and England would generate global interest, as it has done. Both teams last played any match at senior level about 13 years ago.
“However, we must say at this stage that the proposal is still at the level of discussions and nothing concrete has been agreed as to when the match will hold. We are awaiting feedback from the FA and will report on the outcome accordingly,” he concluded.
Nigeria last face the English national team in the last Group F encounter of the 2002 Fifa World Cup in Korea/Japan. The game ended 0-0 at the Nagai Stadium, Osaka with current Super Eagles skipper, Vincent Enyeama making world class saves.
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