Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has welcomed a January 2 warm-up against Catalonia, but hopes the cold weather in Spain will not affect his team.
"I hear that 10 players from Barcelona will be part of the team, that is great news and it's an opportunity for my boys to show that they have the capacity to play against the best footballers in the world. The score line may not matter but we will not disappoint Nigerians," said Keshi on the friendly.
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