Super Eagles, Pharaohs now to clash March 25 in crucial AFCON qualifier

By News Express on February 19, 2016

The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) crucial qualifying match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Pharaohs of Egypt will now take place on at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, on Friday, March 25, 2016.

This decision followed a mail sent to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Wednesday that Nigeria should endeavour to make room for “a minimum of two full days of rest between the two matches.”

Although CAF had given Nigeria the latitude to pick any day between March 23 – 26 for the Day 3 clash, and handed Egypt the option of picking any day from March 26 – 29 for the Day 4 encounter, the continental body appealed to NFF to pick a new date that would ensure two full days of rest ahead of the second match.

NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, said yesterday: “We have now moved the match forward by 24 hours, so we will play on Friday, March 25 and Saturday, March 26 will serve as the day for the two teams to travel, while March 27 and 28 will be rest days before the return leg on Tuesday, March 29.”

•Adapted from thenff.com. Photo shows the Super Eagles during a training session.

Source News Express

Posted February 19, 2016


 

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