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Soccer: Nigeria vs Brazil friendly scheduled for September 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Nigeria have lined up a prestigious friendly against Brazil in September, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed.
According to the NFF, the game against the five-time world champions between 7-11 September in the capital Abuja.
The match is a repeat of a 2003 match, when Brazil beat Nigeria 3-0 in Abuja.
“The friendly has been confirmed by the organisers and there will be a press conference to reveal details soon,” said NFF spokesman Ademola Olajire.
Last June, Nigeria hosted Argentina, who fielded a second-string side experimenting for the Copa America in a high-profile friendly in Abuja, winning 4-1.