Eagles to play two friendlies before AFCON qualifier

THE Super Eagles will play two friendly matches as part of preparation for a final 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in September and October, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Technical Committee Chairman, Chris Green, has disclosed.'We surely have plans for friendly games for the Eagles,' Green told MTNFootball.com. 'We are planning on having two games. We are already getting offers, but I would not disclose what countries yet.'The NFF chieftain further said the Super Eagles' opponents in the final AFCON play-off would determine the kind of teams the Eagles would play against in these friendlies.'What I would want to say right now is for us to first know our next round opponents (in the AFCON) as this would determine the kind of country we will play in the warm-up matches,' he said.One of the friendlies will be played on August 15, which is a FIFA free window. The two-time African champions missed out on this year's tournament in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. The draw for the final round of AFCON qualifiers will be staged on July 5 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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