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Nigeria to play Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou

Xinhua, October 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

Nigeria's Super Eagles will play Burkina Faso in the 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers on Sunday, the country's football body said.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), said in a statement on Tuesday, that Federation Burkinabe de Football (FBF), Burkina Faso's football governing body, moved the clash from Saturday to Sunday.

The final qualifying match is the second leg tie of the fixture between the Super Eagles and the Etalons.

NFF said it had immediately protested the change in the date of the tie, saying the change was coming less than the 10 days stipulated in the rules.

The development means the Super Eagles will now travel to Ouagadougou on Friday evening, have the official training in the evening of Saturday and play on Sunday.

The Nigerian side are scheduled to depart Ouagadougou immediately after the match billed for the August 4 Stadium.

Nigeria have a 2-0 advantage in the CHAN fixture, with goals from Yaro Bature and Gbolahan Salami in the first leg game in Port Harcourt on Saturday. Endit