Egypt to play three friendlies ahead Eagles match

Nifemi Daniel

The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) are not leaving any stone unturned in their quest to qualify for the 2017 Nations Cup at the expense of Nigeria.

Egypt will face Nigeria twice on March 23 and 27 respectively in the Nations Cup qualifiers.

The seven-time African champions, who missed the last three editions of the Nations Cup, are at the top of their group with six points with two ahead of the second placed Nigeria.

While the Nigeria Football Federation are still struggling to get formidable opponents for the Super Eagles, the EFA has revealed that the senior national team, the Pharaohs will prepare their upcoming clashes against Nigeria in the Nations Cup qualifiers with three friendly games.

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According to a statement on the Egyptian Football Association official website on Monday, the Pharaohs will face Burkina Faso twice on 24 and 28 January in Cairo.

The third game is set to be played in February against Romania or Uzbekistan as the specific opponents are not yet determined.

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