CONFEDERATION of African Football (CAF) has given the Nigeria Football Fedration (NFF) to host the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tie against Egypt at the the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna for Friday, March 25th.
NaijaSportsXtra gathered from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) from a mail sent from CAF's Cairo head quarters on Wednesday that Nigeria should endeavor to make room for “a minimum of two full days of rest between the two matches.”Although continent soccer governing body had given the NFF the latitude to pick any day between 23rd – 26th March for the Day 3 clash, and handed Egypt the option of picking any day from 26th – 29th for the Day 4 encounter, the continental body appealed to the NFF to pick a new date that would ensure two full days of rest ahead of the second match.
NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi said on Thursday: “We have now moved the match forward by 24 hours, so we will play on Friday, March 25 and Saturday, March 26 will serve as
the day for the two teams to travel, while March 27 and 28 will be rest days before the return leg on Tuesday, March 29.”
Nigeria are placed second on the log with 4points behind Egypt in the Group followed by Tanzania and Chad.
