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Harry Awurumibe
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will face Ukraine in an international friendly match on September 10 in Kiev.
This much was disclosed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Amaju Melvin Pinnick via the Social Media on Friday
It will be Super Eagles first outing since their third place encounter against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Pinnick, stated that the game is part of his administration’s initiative to expose more players to international football.
“We have secured a Grade A international friendly match for the Super Eagles against the Ukraine in Kiev, on the 10th of September. It is part of our on-going drive to expose as many players as we can to global football, so this should be another springboard for our national team development, ”reads a tweet on Pinnick’s Twitter handle.
The game will serve as part of preparations for the Super Eagles 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against the Squirrels of Benin billed to hold on November 11 at a yet to be named venue in Nigeria.
Gernot Rohr’s men finished in third position at the AFCON 2019 finals