{"id":10950,"date":"2013-10-16T05:24:21","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T05:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/nigeria-to-play-italy-at-fulham\/"},"modified":"2013-10-16T05:22:34","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T05:22:34","slug":"nigeria-to-play-italy-at-fulham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/nigeria-to-play-italy-at-fulham\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria to Play Italy at Fulham"},"content":{"rendered":"

{{Nigeria will play Italy in a friendly at Fulham’s Craven Cottage stadium in London on 18 November.}}<\/p>\n

The match against four-time World Champions Italy will take place only two days after Nigeria’s World Cup play-off second leg against Ethiopia.<\/p>\n

Nigeria won the first leg 2-1 on Sunday and are now fancied to complete the job at home in Calabar on 16 November.<\/p>\n

The Super Eagles hope the match against Italy will be preparation for next year’s tournament in Brazil.<\/p>\n

The match, which will kick-off at 1945 BST, will be Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi’s first friendly game against European opposition since he took charge of the the side in November 2011.<\/p>\n

Jairo Pachon of Eurodata, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)’s official match agent, told media: “The aim is to play one of the top five or 10 teams in the world before the end of the year.<\/p>\n

“I’m glad we could secure an important friendly and big opponent for Nigeria. Italy are number four in the world and that says a lot.<\/p>\n

“It’s also an important opportunity for the Nigerian community in the UK to see the African champions in action.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the NFF also confirmed another friendly for their locally-based team who have qualified for the 2014 CHAN tournament in South Africa.<\/p>\n

“We are also happy to confirm a match for our Super Eagles locally-based team against Jordan in Omman on the 28 October,” NFF spokesman Ademola Olajire media.<\/p>\n

“This match that will serve Jordan to prepare for their World Cup play off match against Uruguay will also help Nigeria to prepare for next year’s African Nations Championship.”<\/p>\n

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