The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face Ecuador in an international friendly in New Jersey, US, on Thursday, June 2, 2022.
This was after an agreement between the Nigeria Football Federation and the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol on Frida.
Both teams will clash at the 25,000 –capacity Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey – home to Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls.
Ecuador, currently ranked 46 in the world by world football –governing body, reached the Round of 16 at the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals in Germany (their second appearance at football’s high table, following their debut in the Far East in 2002).
According to NFF, the match comes only five days after Nigeria would have squared up to the El Tri of Mexico, one of the strongest teams in the CONCACAF region.
The Nigeria Vs Mexico clash will hold at the AT & T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Nigeria have participated at the FIFA World Cup finals on six occasions, reaching the Round of 16 in 1994, 1998 and 2014.
The Super Eagles, however, failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.