Nigeria Super Eagles, made up entirely of
domestic league players, will play a friendly in Uyo to formally open
the new Akwa Ibom Stadium. The game will be played on November 6.
Officials
of the Nigeria Football Federation said in Abuja on Wednesday that the
friendly, which is to be bankrolled by the Akwa Ibom State Government,
will see the Eagles play a North African. The exact team will be
confirmed this week.
Coach Shaibu
Amodu is already planning to use the opportunity of this international
friendly to begin preparations for Nigeria’s 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
campaign in November.
On Wednesday
Amodu said, “Twenty two players will be called up to camp in Uyo from
Sunday, ahead of the friendly and that game will afford us a wonderful
opportunity to see some of our best legs in the domestic league more
closely.
“We will have the opportunity
of working with them for about three days before the friendly. Some of
those who show the quality we are looking for will then join the main
squad for the qualifiers.
“We must
seize every opportunity we have to get a strong squad ready for the
challenges ahead and we really appreciate the Akwa Ibom State Government
as well as the Nigeria Football Federation for putting this programme
together.”
The new 30,000-capacity
Akwa Ibom Stadium in Uyo is also expected to host Nigeria’s final 2015
Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa on November 19.
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