Nigeria declared friendship with Mexico in July

Nigeria announced a friendly match against Mexico at the Los Angeles Memorial Stadium on July 3.

The side of Gernot Rohr will take over from the Concacaf country as they will prepare for the World Cup qualifiers and the Africa Cup of Nations that will open for Cameroon next year.

The last meeting between the two countries was in the friendly match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

After 90 minutes of entertaining activities, the Super Eagles and El Tri drew 0-0 at the Georgia Dome. Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa made two outstanding saves to deny Stephen · The man of Stephen Keshi.

The two teams will meet for the sixth time, and the previous four clashes have ended with no wins or losses. The only country to win in the series was Mexico, which defeated Nigeria in the American Gold Cup in Texas.

Despite taking the lead through Jonathan Akpoborie in the Cotton Bowl Stadium, the Mexican flinched, with Alberto Garcia Aspe and Ignacio Ambri Ignacio Ambriz scored a 2-1 victory.

“We are very happy to announce this game. It is a conflict between two very large teams from two different continents. Mexico vs. Nigeria is a big game every day, and the venue is first-class.” FIFA The match agent Jairo Pachon told the Nigerian Football Federation media.

For the Mexicans, this is the most successful team in the Concacaf Gold Cup, winning 8 championships, and the game is part of the MexTour series. These countries are expected to announce their lineups next month.

Before that, Rohr’s side will stand with the “Tough Lion” in the friendly plan to Vienna on June 4.

The last battle between Nigeria and Cameroon was in the 16th round of the African Cup of Nations held in Egypt in 2019. The Super Eagles won a 3-2 victory there, thanks to the support of Odion Ighalo and Alex Iwobi’s winning efforts.

The West African team will enter the World Cup qualifier Group C along with Cape Verde, Liberia and the Central African Republic. The game will start in September.