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Ghana-Nigeria
tie rescheduled
Nigeria Football Association (NFA) and their Ghanaian
counterparts have agreed a new date for an international
friendly in London.
The Super Eagles were scheduled to take on their African rivals
at Loftus Road on 7 February.
But a clash of dates with an England fixture means the game will
now take place a day earlier.
The match will be hosted by Brentford FC at their Griffin Park
on 6 February.
According to Justin Addo, CEO of Jv2i Consult, organisers of the
game, a change of date and venue is the only alternative to
ensure the game takes place next month.
"The English FA ruled that since England play Spain on 7
February in Manchester we need to look for an alternative date,"
Addo told BBC Sport ..
"We made strong efforts to still have the game played at Loftus
Road, home of Queens Park Rangers but the ground is not free for
our new date, hence we have to settle for Brentford.
"The Nigerian FA and the GFA have endorsed this new date we are
happy that the match will still take place."
The match will serve as a warm-up for the Super Eagles' Nations
Cup qualifier against Uganda on 24 March.
Nigeria lead Group 3 of the qualifying tournament for the 2008
Nations Cup to be staged in Ghana, with six points after two
rounds of matches.
Uganda are two points adrift in a group that also includes Niger
and Lesotho.
Ghana are using the game in preparation towards the hosting of
the 2008 African Nations Cup.
Both sides are keen for the game to go ahead after a previous
friendly was cancelled in August at the last minute.
Nigeria coach Augustine Eguavoen said the timing was poor for
his team.
The last clash between the sides was at the 2006 Nations Cup in
Egypt, with The Super Eagles triumphing 1-0. |
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