Nigeria have arrived in the US, ahead of this weekend’s international friendly against Mexico.
The squad dominated by players in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), will take on El Tri at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
The Super Eagles’ delegation included 22 players, some officials as well as Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi.
Meanwhile, the organisers of the blockbuster friendly expect a full house at the 77,500 capacity Coliseum. It will be the most-attended game globally since the restrictions caused by Covid-19 was lifted.
Goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa suffered an ankle injury during a training session and he will miss the fixture against the North Americans.
As a result of that, Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper, Joshua Oluwayemi has been invited to beef up the goalkeeping department that has Enyimba FC’s John Noble and Lobi Stars’ Stanley Nwabali.
The last meeting between the two countries was in a friendly match en route to the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil.