Nigeria will continue its 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in June, taking on AFCON 2023 semi-finalists South Africa after drawing their first two matches.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will play Argentina’s La Albiceleste in the United States during the March international break, reports Soccernet.ng.
Nigeria, currently 28th in the latest FIFA national team rankings, will play a familiar opponent on foreign turf, making their return to football for the first time since losing to Ivory Coast in the AFCON 2023 final.
Lionel Messi’s Argentina surprised the world as the new winners of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. They currently occupy his first place in the FIFA national team rankings.
The clash between the two teams was confirmed as the official account of the Argentine Football Federation published details of the match on Ta. Social Media – Handle.
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The match was originally scheduled to be held in China, but fans were not too happy with the decision following Lionel Messi’s recent outrage at Inter Miami.
The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner was due to play in a match on the club’s tour to China, but was forced to withdraw due to injury.
A few days later, the 36-year-old appeared in another match, causing an uproar among Chinese fans, before the match was eventually moved to the United States, with the match taking place on March 26. Ta.
p>Nigeria and Argentina are familiar with each other, with both teams being in the same group at the FIFA World Cup from 2010 to 2018.
The Super Eagles played against each other on the world’s biggest stage, ending in a goalless draw in 2010, and La Albiceleste emerged as new champions in 2014 and 2018.
