An agreement has been reached for the Nigeria U20 team to play their Zambian counterparts in a two legged friendly game in Abuja, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
The game will form part of their preparation for the Africa U20 Cup of Nations in Egypt next month. It will be played on the 27th and 30th of January respectively. It will be the last game the Nigerian team will play before the final list of players the AFCON will be made public.
The Flying Eagles have been drawn to play hosts Egypt, Senegal and Mozambique in Group A of the Africa U20 Cup of Nations taking place 19th February to the 11th of March this year. The Nigerian team are in the second phase of their preparation.
Their opponent Zambia will also be at the tournament, where they will take on Tunisia, Benin Republic and The Gambia in Group C as they go in search of a spot at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
All four semi finalists will qualify for the World Cup in Indonesia, which will run from the 20th of May to the 11th of June. We gathered the test game was made possible due to the relationship between the FA President of both countries.
