{"id":16041,"date":"2018-10-27T08:39:07","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T08:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/?p=16041"},"modified":"2018-10-27T09:39:24","modified_gmt":"2018-10-27T09:39:24","slug":"super-eagles-to-face-uganda-in-friendly-november-20-in-asaba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/super-eagles-to-face-uganda-in-friendly-november-20-in-asaba\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Eagles To Face Uganda In Friendly November 20 In Asaba"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face the Cranes of Uganda in an international friendly encounter on Tuesday, November 20 at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.<\/p>\n
The friendly encounter will come up three days after the Eagles\u2019 crucial 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa.<\/p>\n
The Super Eagles versus Bafana Bafana clash will hold at the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg on Saturday, November 17.<\/p>\n
Uganda will also host Cape Verde in a 2019 AFCON qualifier Group L clash same day at the Nelson Mandela Stadium, Kampala.<\/p>\n
Both countries sit at the top of their respective groups and are close to securing a berth in Cameroon 2019.<\/p>\n
The Super Eagles occupy the top position in Group E with nine points and need a win from their remaining two games against South Africa and Seychelles to be guaranteed a place in the 2019 AFCON finals.<\/p>\n
Uganda who top Group L with 10 points needs just a point from their next two games to book their ticket.<\/p>\n
The Cranes defeated the Super Eagles 1-0 the last time both teams met in a friendly match on March 25, 2015, at the Akwa Ibom International Stadium with Farouk Miya scoring the winner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n