As part of Nigeria’s preparation for the World Cup next summer in Russia, the Super Eagles will play an international friendly against the Three Lions.
The Nigeria Football Federation General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi stated that there is a plan to engage the English national team in an international friendly game next year while preparing for the FIFA World Cup.
“We plan to play a friendly against England in June, before the World Cup,” the FA scribe said.
Meanwhile, the English Football Association are considering a proposal from the Nigerian Federation for an international friendly ahead of the 2018 World Cup.
The English FA have yet to confirm whether Nigeria will be one of their opponents before their first match at the World Cup against one of Africa’s representatives, Tunisia.
Gareth Southgate and the FA are aware that a match against Nigeria will provide England with an opportunity to know what to expect from Tunisia at the World Cup.
If an agreement is reached, it would be the third time Nigeria will be facing England’s senior team, the Super Eagles narrowly lost 1-0 to England in a friendly in 1994 and faced them in the 2002 World Cup, in a match that ended in a goalless draw.
German tactician, Gernot Rohr earlier reiterated the plans behind organizing top profile games for the national team next year before the World Cup.
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