AFCON 2025: NFF confirms Super Eagles, Egypt friendly to hold December 16

AFCON 2025: NFF confirms Super Eagles, Egypt friendly to hold December 16

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has confirmed the international friendly between the Super Eagles and Pharaohs of Egypt will hold on Tuesday, 16 December

Nigeria and Egypt were earlier scheduled to clash on Sunday, 14 December.

The decision by world football-governing body, FIFA that cubs can hold on to their players until Monday, 15 December before they are released for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations necessitated the postponement.

Aside from the postponement, the game will now be a practice match in order to allow the two teams to make use of more than five substitutes in the encounter.

The game will hold at the Cairo International Stadium.

It will kick-off at 8pm Nigerian time .

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