If England is the one Countries you are hoping to tick off on the list of top teams to fall to the Super Eagles, hopefully, that wish could be granted next year.
As part of Nigeria’s preparation for the world cup next summer in Russia, the Super Eagles will play an international friendly against the Three Lions.
NFF General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi confirmed the news per Oluwashina Okeleji.
According to the FA scribe,”We plan to play a friendly against England in June, before the World Cup.”
Three-time African champs v 0 Euros winners😉#Nigeria‘s Super Eagles are set to play #England in a World Cup warm-up game in June, the general secretary of the Nigeria FA Mohammed Sanusi has said.
MS: “We plan to play a friendly against England in June, before the World Cup.” pic.twitter.com/wCcIb2lcMV
— Oluwashina Okeleji (@oluwashina) December 6, 2017
It will be 16 years in June 2018 since the two teams met, the last time was during the group stage of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
