The highly anticipated international friendly between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and world champions Argentina will be played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, United States of America on Tuesday, March 26.
While Nigeria will use the Grade A friendly to prepare ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin Republic, the South Americans will use the game to hone their skills ahead the defence of their 2021 Copa America title which they won against Brazil.
According to an Argentine Football Association (AFA) press statement released yesterday, the Albiceleste will first take on El Salvador at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field on March 22 before the clash with the Super Eagles.
“First, Lionel Scaloni’s team will face El Salvador at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia (March 22), while the second match will be against Nigeria at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles (March 26),” the AFA statement published by Spanish Marca hinted.
Argentina, the defending world and South American champion, will open the Copa America defence against Canada or Trinidad and Tobago on June 20 at Atlanta, then play Chile five days later at East Rutherford, New Jersey, and Peru on June 29 at Miami Gardens, Florida.
