Plans for the Super Eagles of Nigeria to play the Warriors of Zimbabwe
in a friendly game as part of preparations for the 2019 African Cup of Nations
has commenced, says the Zimbabwe FA.
Zimbabwe sports daily newspaper,
NewsDaySport quoted the spokesman of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA)
Xolisani Gwesela as saying that the Country’s FA President Felton Kamambo
was in Lagos to seal the deal with the President of the Nigeria Football
Federation, Amaju Pinnick during the Aiteo Awards.
“He is in Nigeria for two reasons. He
was invited for the Aiteo Awards, and also to sort out the logistics for a
friendly match with Nigeria. The Nigeria Federation are also offering a
three-week camp for the Warriors. During that time, the Warriors will play
Nigeria and Ivory Coast who have also shown genuine interest,” said Gwesela.
He added that the president will also
use the occasion to organise at least one more friendly match with one other
team preferably from West or North Africa.
Nigeria and Zimbabwe have met
six times with the Eagles having won four, drawn one and lost once 38 years ago
in a friendly.
Recalled that the NFF said the team
will play two friendly matches in June before traveling to Egypt for the Africa
Cup of Nations.
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