The Nigeria Football Federation Secretary General, Muhammad Sanusi has revealed that the Super Eagles of Nigeria will face the 2016 European champions, Portugal in an international friendly scheduled to hold in September.

The Super Eagles, three-time African champions were initially scheduled to play Guinea Bissau in a double-header Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers during the FIFA international break.

However, the qualifiers were postponed until March 2023 by the Confederation of African Football last month and hence, the NFF is busy arranging a grade A friendly for the Eagles.

According to Sanusi, a discussion with the Portuguese FA for the friendly game between Nigeria and Portugal is in top gear.

Sanusi reiterated that they are working on arranging a grade A friendly game with Portugal ahead of the next FIFA window.

Sanusi further stated that arrangements are in full gear and are close to finalising the details. “Once that is done a statement will be released by the Nigeria Football Federation”, he assured.

Sanusi however noted that it will be the first time that Nigeria and Portugal will meet at the senior level even though both countries played against each other three times at the U-20 World Cup with Portugal winning all three meetings (twice in 1989 and 2013).

Coincidentally, Cristiano Ronaldo and his team are in the same group as Ghana, who beat Nigeria to the World Cup ticket after playing a 1-1 draw with Nigeria at the Moshood Abiola stadium in Abuja in March.

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