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Nigeria, Luxembourg friendly now May 31

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Nigeria, Luxembourg friendly now May 31

The Football Association of Luxembourg has requested that the international friendly match against the Super Eagles be played brought to May 31 instead of the earlier scheduled date of June 1.

The match in Luxembourg will take place at 7pm on Tuesday, 31st May, at the Josy Barthel Stadium in that country’s capital city.

The change became necessary as a result of the Tour de France cycling competition, with Luxembourg much involved.

According to Super Eagles’ Team Administrator, Enebi Achor,

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“The change in date will not in any way affect our program. The entire contingent will move to Luxembourg from Rouen in France, where we will play Mali on 27th May. We will still have three days to training.”

The Super Eagles are billed to Mali in Rouen, France on 27th May and play Luxembourg in that country on 31st May, as part of preparations for the first matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying series to be played later this year.

Meanwhile, Achor has confirmed that a number of technical and administrative officials have now been issued Schengen visas, enabling them to enter the two countries for the matches. The NFF has also submitted fresh applications for those who were earlier denied.

 

 

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