Nigeria/Libya: NFF May Seek Change in Date of Eagles, Libya Clash

25 September 2018

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) may seek another change in date for the first leg of the Super Eagles' Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya, reports footballlive.ng. The website revealed that NFF officials are worried that the stadium might not contain all the fans expected for the match as was the case when Nigeria hosted Egypt at the arena last year.

Although Kaduna State government, which will foot the bills for the October 12 clash at Ahmadu Bello Stadium in the City of Crocodiles, was granted the choice of staging the match on a Friday by Confederation of African Football (CAF), NFF buffs remember how the same arena was jam-packed during an AFCON 2017 qualifier against Egypt.

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