With foreign-based Super Eagles players unavailable for the friendly against Mexico in Los Angeles due to their involvement in pre-season training with their various clubs, home-based players have therefore been drafted for the encounter against El Tri. The onus is therefore on the local players, who will be led by former Nigeria U-20 Coach Paul Aigbogun, to prove to senior national team manager, Gernot Rohr that he has all the while been making a grave mistake by ignoring them. However, if travel arragements went well, the Franco-German may still lead the team, writes Kunle Adewale
Former Nigeria U-20 Coach Paul Aigbogun will be in charge when the Super Eagles take on El Tri in an international friendly outing scheduled in Los Angeles, after Nigeria Football Federation, NFF Technical Director, Austin Eguavoen was denied visa to travel with the team.
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The Super Eagles will play their Mexican counterparts in an international friendly at the 77,500-capacity Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, California, United States of America on July 3, The PUNCH reports.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Communications Department of the Nigwria Football Federation, which was made available to our correspondent on Wednesday.
NFF’s FIFA match agent, Jairo Pachon of Eurodata Sport said, “We are happy to be able to announce this match, which is a clash between two very big teams from two different continents. Mexico against Nigeria is a big match any day and the venue is class.”
By Duro Ikhazuagbe
Nigeria and Mexico have agreed terms for a friendly to be played at the famous Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in the State of California, United States of America on Saturday, 3rd July.
Nigeria Football Federation’s Match Agent, Jairo Pachon of Eurodata Sport, who sealed the friendly for the three-time African champions announced the deal yesterday.
“We are happy to be able to announce this match, which is a clash between two very big teams from two different continents. Mexico against Nigeria is a big match any day and the venue is class,” he gushed over the mouth-watery fixture with the CONCACAF Gold Cup holders Mexico.
Nigeria and Mexico will play a friendly tie in Los Angeles, United States, on July 3. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed that the match will