Super Eagles To Play Two Friendlies In October

The Super Eagles will play two friendly matches, Amaju Pinnick, the President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has said.

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In a tweet on Wednesday, he said the team will play against Cote d’Ivoire and Tunisia on October 9 and 13 respectively.

“On the 9th of October, the Super Eagles will play former African champions, Cote D’Ivoire in a friendly game, then face another African giant and former champions Tunisia, four days later, on the 13th.

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“Both games will be held in Austria for a few obvious reasons.

“Due to the COVID-19 protocols presently in place and the proximity of the bulk of our team as well, Austria was seen as an ideal venue,” he said.

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“I’ll have to stress as well, that ALL costs will be borne by the Football Federations of both Nigeria and Cote D’Ivoire, as well as Tunisia.”