Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Eagles resume in 3 weeks for Burkina Faso

AN officials of the NFF have disclosed the Super Eagles will resume training camp at the end of the month ahead of a series of friendlies in Europe as well as a 2016 CHAN against Burkina Faso.
NaijaSportsXtra.blogspot gathered from Africanfootball, as an NFF official informed:  “The team will resume training at the end of the month, which will be in three weeks, to prepare for a CHAN qualifier against Burkina Faso and a number of friendlies in Europe.”
“The players from the domestic league will form the preliminary squad with the foreign-based stars to join up in Europe.”
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) are already in discussions with Cameroon FA, FECAFOOT, for a friendly during the FIFA-free window next month.
The home-based Eagles will also welcome their Burkina counterparts in a 2016 CHAN qualifier between October 16-18 with the return leg between October 23 and 25 in Ouagadougou.
The overall winners of this tie will qualify for the African Nations Championship in Rwanda next year.