The Super Eagles will not take on Burkina Faso in a friendly in London next month as the Stallions have agreed to play Morocco.
Nigeria’s national team is hoping to fix friendlies against robust-playing African teams, in preparation for their 2018 World Cup qualifying double-header against new African champions Cameroon later this year.
Senegal has already confirmed that it will play the Eagles in London on March 23, before they tackle Ivory Coast in France several days later.
There have been rumours that Nigeria’s second friendly will be against Burkina Faso on March 27, but that will not happen, as Morocco will host the AFCON 2017 semi-finalists in Marrackech.
This means Gernot Rohr’s men cannot play against the Burkinabes in London, as it will be against FIFA regulation that stipulates no country should play two matches within days across two different continents.
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