THE friendly match between Nigeria’s Flying Eagles and Zambia will now be played at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Saturday.
Initially, both countries had agreed on a two-match tour for January 27 and today but, according to the Nigeria Football Federation, “issues of logistics and the compunction on the Young Chipolopolo to process their entry visas into Egypt for the forthcoming Africa U-20 Cup of Nations before leaving Zambia forced a postponement”.
Zambia’s delegation is still in Lusaka and will now only be able to play one match against the Flying Eagles, before proceeding to Dakar for another friendly against Senegal on Tuesday next week, the NFF explained.
Both Nigeria and Zambia are preparing for the U-20 AFCON in Egypt (billed for February 19 to March 11), where they will face a country from each other’s region.
The Flying Eagles are drawn against Mozambique (alongside host nation Egypt and Senegal) in Group A, while Zambia will face Benin Republic (alongside Tunisia and The Gambia) in Group C.
Uganda, Central African Republic, South Sudan and Congo are in Group B.
Seven-time African champions Flying Eagles will be off to Morocco on Wednesday next week for their final round of preparations, the NFF added.
Head coach Ladan Bosso’s side have been in prolific form in recent weeks, winning friendly matches against local clubs with big margins.
Comments are closed.