Ahead of the resumption of the Nigeria Premier League, which has been tentatively fixed for February 16, newly promoted Nasarawa United arrived Peru on Thursday morning for exhibition matches against some of the top clubs in the South American nation.

The Alphonsus Dike tutored side will face Peru heavyweights Club Universitario de Deportes on Saturday, February 2 at the 80, 000 capacity Estadio Monumental. The next day, Nasarawa United will play another match with LEON.

Coach of Club Universitario de Deportes,  Angel Comizzo is taking the game seriously. He is likely to start the match with a 4 - 5 - 1 formation.

Tickets for the tie will cost spectators between 4 to 26 euros. So far, 21, 000 tickets have been sold by the organizers.

According to reports, the match was arranged by representatives of Nigerian striker Tunde Enahoro, who played for  Club Universitario de Deportes last season.

Photo Credit: Martín Cassana, Peruvian journalist