Nigeria will play Mexico in an international friendly at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 3. The match will be part of the Super Eagles' preparation
Nigeria Super Eagles announce Mexico date in Los Angeles
The match will take place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum which hosted the 1996 Olympics football event which Nigeria won.
Nigeria will face Mexico in a friendly on 3 July at the Los Angeles Coliseum in the United States, officials have confirmed.
The sides have never been separated within 90 minutes in senior international football. The only encounter not to end in a draw was their 1995 Confederations Cup third-place playoff which Mexico won on penalties.
“We are happy to be able to announce this match, which is a clash between two very big teams from two different continents,” said Jairo Pachon, Nigeria’s official match agent.
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Published 19 May 2021
Three-time African champions Nigeria will clash with CONCACAF Gold Cup holders Mexico in a friendly at the famous Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in the State of California, the United States of America on Saturday, 3rd July.
The match, which kicks off at 7.30 pm LA time will be the sixth confrontation between the senior teams of both countries, four of which have ended in draws. The only win in the series has gone to Mexico, when they trumped a US Gold Cup encounter in Dallas (State of Texas) 2-1 on 24th June 1995. Jonathan Akpoborie scored Nigeria’s only goal.
Three-time African champions, Super Eagles of Nigeria, will clash with CONCACAF Gold Cup holders, Mexico, in a friendly at the famous Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in the State of California, United States of America on Saturday, 3rd July. The match, which kicks off at 7.30pm LA time, will be the sixth confrontation between the senior […]
Nigeria To Face Mexico In Los Angeles July 3 Posted by Tolulope OguguaFeatured, Latest News, Sports Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three-time African champions Nigeria will clash with CONCACAF Gold Cup-holders Mexico in a friendly at Los Angeles on July 3.
Ademola Olajire, the Director of Communication of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), in a statement on Wednesday said the match would hold at the Memorial Coliseum in the State of California, U.S.
He added that the match, which would kick off at 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles time, would be the sixth confrontation between the senior teams of both countries.
“Four of such matches have ended in draws, and the only win in the series has gone to Mexico, when they won a US Gold Cup encounter in Dallas 2-1 on June 24, 1995,” Olajire said.