Ahead of the 4th African Nations Championship (CHAN), the Super Eagles will today confront the Palancas Negras of Angola in an international friendly in Pretoria, South Africa.
The encounter would be used to fine tune the Nigerian team ahead of the CHAN tournament slated to commence January 16 in Rwanda.
Head coach, Sunday Oliseh who has been with the team in Pretoria expressed optimism about the match adding that he was happy with the level of fitness in the team.
The skilful Angolan team finished as runner-up at the 2nd African Nations Championship in Sudan five years ago, while Nigeria finished in third place at the last edition in South Africa held in 2014.
Oliseh further confirmed that the Super Eagles will also face the Ivory Coast on January 11.
“The friendlies re to get us (sharpened) as we cannot just rely on our training sessions alone,”he said.
“We will use the friendlies to see if what we have corrected (during our training sessions) can be put to work.”
Angola and the Ivory Coast have both qualified to take part in the 2016 CHAN.
Nigeria will battle Tunisia, Niger and Guinea in Group C.
The Nigerian delegation will fly into Rwanda on January 15, three days before the team trade tackles with Niger Republic in their first match of the tournament, at the astro-turf Stade Regional Nyamirambo in Kigali.
The Super Eagles will also play Tunisia and Guinea in Group C, with the match against the Guineans scheduled for the city of Rubavu.
The championship will be held from January 16 to February 7, 2016.
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