NFF Choose Venue And Date For Super Eagles AFCON Qualifier Vs South Africa
Published: April 07, 2017
Three-time African champions Nigeria will play their first competitive game of 2017, a 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo.
The Nigeria Football Federation have also informed that the match will take place on Saturday, June 10, 2017.
The Super Eagles missed out on the 2017 African Cup of Nations after finishing second in the qualifiers behind Egypt, and could not defend their crown in Equatorial Guinea.
For the second straight year, the Super Eagles will camp in France in May, before the AFCON qualifier against South Africa.
Meanwhile, the fourth edition of the annual Nigeria Pitch Awards ceremony will hold in Uyo two hours after the match against Bafana Bafana, and a total of 18 awards will be handed out at this year’s ceremony.
Igho Kingsley
The Nigeria Football Federation have also informed that the match will take place on Saturday, June 10, 2017.
The Super Eagles missed out on the 2017 African Cup of Nations after finishing second in the qualifiers behind Egypt, and could not defend their crown in Equatorial Guinea.
For the second straight year, the Super Eagles will camp in France in May, before the AFCON qualifier against South Africa.
Meanwhile, the fourth edition of the annual Nigeria Pitch Awards ceremony will hold in Uyo two hours after the match against Bafana Bafana, and a total of 18 awards will be handed out at this year’s ceremony.
Igho Kingsley
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