By Amosu Adeboye, LAGOS
The Nigeria Football Federation is working hard to seal a match with an African team for the Super Eagles, after announcing on Monday night that the three –time African champions will play Brazil in a friendly in Singapore on Sunday, October 13.
The Super Eagles will face the five-time world champions in the encounter at the Singapore National Stadium, Kallang.
The Selecao defeated the West Africans 3-0 the last time both teams met in a friendly match 2003 at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja.
Gernot Rohr’s men were held to a 2-2 draw by Ukraine in their last friendly last week Tuesday at the Dnipro Arena.
Rohr stated in an interview after the game that he will like his team to face an African team in the next FIFA window ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures set to commence in November.
The Super Eagles will face the Squirrels of Benin on November 14, they will fly to Maseru for a Day Two encounter with the Crocodiles of Lesotho on November 19.
“We are happy to have sealed this encounter with Brazil, the five-time champions of the world. It is not everyday that you get to Brazil, and I think it is very good for our young team,” general secretary of the soccer house, Mohammed Sanusi, told NFF.com.
“The Nigeria Football Federation must also commend Eurodata Sport, our FIFA –licensed Match Agent, for pulling this off. Having said that, the focus now is on getting an African team for the Super Eagles as a second match for the FIFA window in October, ahead of their 2021 AFCON qualifying matches in November
