The inability of Nigeria Football Federation to secure another friendly game for the Super Eagles next month has led the country’s soccer governing body into considering a double-header clash against Cameroon.
The three-time African champions are billed to face the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon on June 4 and owing to the current situation, Nigeria will now play Cameroon twice in Austria.
The first of the two friendlies will come up at the Stadion Weiner Neustadt, Austria on Friday, June 4 by 8.30 local time with the second friendly to come up four days later (time to be communicated later).
The double-header will keep both team busy and in-shape ahead of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers still to come.
The last time Nigeria and Cameroon battled each other was in the Round of 16 of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt and Rohr’s side claimed a 3-2 win, thanks to Odion Ighalo’s brace and Alex Iwobi’s match-winning effort.
Nigeria will play another friendly match against Mexico in Los Angeles, on July 3rd still in preparation for the World Cup qualifiers.
Coach Gernot Rohr is expected to use these friendly matches to ascertain the suitability of the newly invited players in the squad and also give enough playing chances to everyone so as to know where they fit-in, in his squad.
