Nigeria's Super Eagles have proposed a friendly against perennial rivals Ghana in London next month, AfricanFootball.com has specially gathered.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) wish to make the most of next monthââ¬â¢s FIFA friendly window which will allow them to play another match outside the 2017 AFCON qualifier in Tanzania on the weekend of September 4-6.
World football governing body FIFA cancelled a similar proposal earlier this year because it contravened a new rule which said a team could not play international friendlies within three days in two confederations.
A top source informed AfricanFootball.com: ââ¬ÅThere is a proposal for Nigeria to play against arch-rivals Ghana in London after they would have played the AFCON qualifier in Tanzania.
ââ¬ÅDiscussions are on-going and we will just have to wait and see if this comes through.ââ¬
Both West African rivals have clashed several times in London with their last such clash being in October 2011, when they played out a goalless draw,
Earlier this year, a home-based Super Eagles team pipped Ghana Olympic team courtesy of an Emem Eduok goal to open the Akwa Ibom International Stadium in Uyo.