NIGER Republic has concluded plans to play Morocco in an international friendly as they intensify preparations for next year's African Nations Championship (CHAN) to be hosted by Rwanda.Reports in Morocco informed that the Niger Football Association (NFA) has requested their Moroccan counterparts for a friendly encounter to be staged in Nairobi, Kenya.Morocco had intended to play Ethiopia’s Walia Ibex in Addis but the whole idea was shelved owing to Ethiopia’s unfavorable altitude to the Atlas Lions’ preparations.
Niger who will begin their campaign in Group C, tackle Nigeria who won bronze in the last edition in South Africa in their first game followed by a second and third games against Tunisia and Guinea respectively.
Though, the exact date for the friendly match is yet to be decided.
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