Before now, it has been reported that plans were being made for the Nigeria, England friendly but with a caveat that the game will be dependent on the outcome of the World Cup draw.
And with Nigeria avoiding the English team in the group phase of the Mundial, the Nigeria Football Federation are said to have now confirmed that Super Eagles will tackle England in a World Cup warm-up in June.
“We plan to play a friendly against England in June before the World Cup,” Sanusi was quoted as saying on ScoreNigeria.
The venue and other details are expected to be finalised
shortly, the NFF scribe further said.
Both Nigeria and England will feature at next year’s World Cup.
The Eagles are drawn inGroup D along with Argentina, Croatia, and Iceland, while The Three Lions are drawn in Group G with Belgium, Panama
and Tunisia.
Both countries have clashed once at this level, in November 1995, when England won 1-0 at Wembley courtesy of a David Platt headed winner.
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