The national stadium in Abuja is set to host Nigeria’s qualifying games in the International break as the Super Eagles face Guinea Bissau.
The last time an international game was played inside the stadium was in September 2022 between the home-based Super Eagles and Black Galaxies of Ghana.
The Ghanaian side progressed on penalties after both teams tied 2-2 over two legs.
The National Stadium will be heavily used in the next few days as the U-23 Eagles will have their first training session on Monday, 20 March from 3pm to 4pm before they will make way for the Super Eagles whose session will run from 5pm to 6pm.
On Tuesday, 21 March, the U-23 Eagles will have their second training session, the Guinea U-23 will have their first session from 4pm to 5pm and the Super Eagles second session will hold from 7pm to 8pm.
Then on Wednesday, 22, March, the U-23 Eagles will take on Guinea U-23 in the first leg of the Africa Cup of Nations and after the game the Super Eagles’ third session will hold from 7pm to 8pm and on Friday, 24 March, the Super Eagles will host Guinea-Bissau on match day three of the 2023 AFCON.
cc: Complete Sports
