Why NFF changed date for Luxembourg friendly

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the change in date of the Super Eagles friendly against Luxembourg.

A friendly against Luxembourg was initially fixed for Wednesday, June 1, but the NFF has announced that the game will be played on Tuesday, May 31.

According to the NFF, the date change was as a result of Luxembourg’s heavy participation in a cycling tournament.

“The change in date will not in any way affect our program. The entire contingent will move to Luxembourg from Rouen in France, where we will play Mali on 27th May,” Super Eagles team administrator, Enebi Achor said.

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The match in Luxembourg will take place at 7pm (Nigerian time) at the Josy Barthel Stadium in Luxembourg.

In another related news, Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel and assistant captain, Ahmed Musa has been released from the Super Eagles team for the friendlies to play in the testimonial of former Nigeria international defender, Joseph Yobo.

Yobo’s testimonial will hold on May 25, same day the Super Eagles of Nigeria will be playing their friendly against Mali.

Source: Goal