{"id":29616,"date":"2020-09-03T09:32:35","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T09:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=29616"},"modified":"2020-09-03T09:32:43","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T09:32:43","slug":"eagles-to-play-cote-divoire-in-friendly-october-9-face-tunisia-days-after","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=29616","title":{"rendered":"Eagles to play Cote d\u2019Ivoire in friendly October 9, face Tunisia days after"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Super-Eagles.jpg\" alt=\"super eagles\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The month of October is set to see the Super Eagles of Nigeria return to international football after a long off due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gernot Rohr team will take on Cote d\u2019Ivoire and Tunisia in friendlies in October 9 and 13 respectively in Austria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was confirmed by president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick in a statement released on the football body\u2019s verified Twitter handle on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn the 9th of October, the Super Eagles will play former African champions, Cote D\u2019Ivoire in a friendly game, then face another African giant and former champions Tunisia, four days later, on the 13th,\u201d Pinnick was quoted<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBoth games will be held in Austria for a few obvious reasons. Due to the COVID-19 protocols presently in place and the proximity of the bulk of our team as well, Austria was seen as an ideal venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll have to stress as well, that ALL costs will be borne by the Football Federations of both Nigeria and Cote d\u2019Ivoire, as well as Tunisia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last time the Super Eagles faced Cote d\u2019Ivoire was also in a friendly game in 2015 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where a Salomon Kalou\u2019s 84th minute goal helped the Ivorians beat Nigeria 1-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Tunisia, they last met Nigeria in the third-placed (Bronze) match at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt which the Eagles won 1-0, thanks to an Odion Ighalo goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria will resume their AFCON qualifiers in November when they take on Sierra Leone home and away in the matchday 3 and 4 fixtures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The month of October is set to see the Super Eagles of Nigeria return to international football after a long off due to the coronavirus pandemic. 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