Nigeria's Flying Eagles, will trade
tackles with Saudi Arabian in an international friendly designed
to toughen the team ahead of next month’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations in Niger
Republic.
Team Administrator, Aliyu Ibrahim Lawal, who congimed this, said arrangements were in top gear for the seven –time African champions
to fly out of Nigeria this weekend for the game billed for Tuesday, 22nd
January in Jeddah.
Tuesday’s match will rekindle memories of the
opening match of the 1989 FIFA U20 World Cup finals, in which the Flying Eagles
came from behind to defeat the Saudis 2-1 inside the King Fahd International
Stadium on 16th February 1989.
In that match, Al Suraiti got the Saudis in front
after 16 minutes but Mutiu Adepoju and Christopher Ohenhen got second half
goals that earned Nigeria three precious points. The Flying Eagles eventually
finished the tournament as runners-up, after losing the final match 0-2 to
Portugal.
Coach Paul Aigbogun is expected to travel to Jeddah
with the squad he will be taking to Niger Republic for the U20 AFCON, where
Nigeria will contest in Group A against host nation Niger, South Africa and
Burundi.
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