Nigeria Vs Senegal
Venue: Ismalia Stadium, Egypt
Date: Sunday, June 16, 2019
Time: 18:45 GMT+
Will It Be On TV? Which Station Will Broadcast It
Sorry, we learnt that the International friendly match between Nigeria and Senegal, will be played behind closed doors. So the gate is lock to fans and likely to any kind of media coverage.
This was confirmed by the Super Eagles media officer, Toyin Ibitoye, who also stated that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has given a go-ahead.
According to him, both coaches have made this joint decision, as they hope to use the practice game to run through some last-minute tactical experiments on their respective teams.
“Both coaches agreed that the game should be played behind closed doors and this move has been backed by CAF. The plan is to ensure that the game is away from public view and overzealous challenges by players.
Super Eagles to Adopt 3-5-2
Super Eagles will be experimenting largely on a 3-5-2 formation in Sunday’s friendly encounter against the Terangha Lions of Senegal, to see how it pans out against a high quality opposition. Nigeria played a 4-4-2 formation in last Saturday’s friendly clash against the Warriors of Zimbabwe, according to the media officer.
Senegal is one of the favorites to win the competition, longside host Egypt, but Nigeria is determined to square up with them by testing the might of the currently No1 team in Africa according to FIFA Ranking
Nigeria will play in Group B at the African Cup of Nations against Guinea, Madagascar and Burundi.
