Brazil calls off friendly with Nigeria over bombings
Thursday, June 21, 2012Omoba
The raging terror attacks by fundamentalist
group, Boko Haram, in northern Nigeria have made the Brazilian national team
cancel a planned high-profile friendly match with the Super Eagles.
The Brazilian FA is reported to have settled for the Bafana Bafana of South
Africa, but the match will be played either in Brazil or the USA on September
7.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) however said the Nigeria versus Brazil
friendly would still hold as planned. An official of the football body told
PUNCH Newspaper that the organisers had not given up on bringing the Samba Boys
to Nigeria.
“The
friendly has not been cancelled; the organisers are still hopeful of sorting
out a few details in order to bring the Brazilians to Nigeria. It is actually
Guinness, the Match arrangement and the agent that is putting the match
together is confident it will hold,” the NFF official said.
Nigeria is looking to play a high-profile friendlies as coach Stephen Keshi
continue to strengthen the team ahead of their crucial qualifiers for the 2013
Africa Cup of Nations and the 2014 World Cup.
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