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| Ghana-Nigeria tie rescheduled |
1/12/2007 |
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Nigeria Football Association (NFA) and their Ghanaian counterparts have agreed a new date for an international friendly in London.
The Super Eagles were scheduled to take on their African rivals at Loftus Road on 7 February.
But a clash of dates with an England fixture means the game will now take place a day earlier.
The match will be hosted by Brentford FC at their Griffin Park on 6 February.
According to Justin Addo, CEO of Jv2i Consult, organisers of the game, a change of date and venue is the only alternative to ensure the game takes place next month.
"The English FA ruled that since England play Spain on 7 February in Manchester we need to look for an alternative date," Addo told BBC Sport on Friday.
"We made strong efforts to still have the game played at Loftus Road, home of Queens Park Rangers but the ground is not free for our new date, hence we have to settle for Brentford.
"The Nigerian FA and the GFA have endorsed this new date we are happy that the match will still take place."
The match will serve as a warm-up for the Super Eagles'' Nations Cup qualifier against Uganda on 24 March.
Nigeria lead Group 3 of the qualifying tournament for the 2008 Nations Cup to be staged in Ghana, with six points after two rounds of matches.
Uganda are two points adrift in a group that also includes Niger and Lesotho.
Ghana are using the game in preparation towards the hosting of the 2008 African Nations Cup.
Both sides are keen for the game to go ahead after a previous friendly was cancelled in August at the last minute.
Nigeria coach Augustine Eguavoen said the timing was poor for his team.
The last clash between the sides was at the 2006 Nations Cup in Egypt, with The Super Eagles triumphing 1-0.
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