The Nigeria Football Federation and the England FA have confirmed that the Super Eagles will play the Three Lions in a friendly at the Wembley Stadium in London on June 2.

The match will be only the third between both countries at senior level. It will serve as the Super Eagles’ final preparatory game for the FIFA World Cup finals in Russia, with their first match against Croatia in Kaliningrad coming exactly two weeks after.

The NFF 1st Vice President and Chairman of the Federation’s Organising Committee, Seyi Akinwunmi, told thenff.com on Tuesday: “The match is now confirmed. We had been doing a lot of work in the background, even going back to last year.

“Now, we are happy to say that it is all sealed. Certainly, it is going to be a big match, between two countries of remarkable historical affinity and similarities.

“We have other matches and programmes for the team, and we will soon roll out the entire plan for matches
, camping sites and training camps.”

Organisers hinted thenff.com on Wednesday that they expect a full house at the big game, and that a train of top-drawer dignitaries could include members of the British Royal Family.

Nigeria and England first clashed at senior level on November 16, 1994 at the old Wembley Stadium. David Platt’s headed goal towards the end of the first half separated the two teams.

Both teams met again at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The encounter at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan on June 12, 2002 ended 0-0, with the Super Eagles being eliminated from the finals at the group stage.

The Super Eagles have already confirmed a date with Poland (1974 and 1982 World Cup bronze medallists, and who play Senegal, Colombia and Japan in Group H in Russia) in Warsaw on March 23. Other dates are March 27 and May 27.

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Nigeria vs England head to head

16 Nov 1994 England v Nigeria L 1-0 International Friendly

12 Jun 2002 Nigeria v England D 0-0 FIFA World Cup .

Must watch friendly encounter... Kudos to the NFF...
Super Eagles have the quality to do Africa proud in Russia ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1A80xrQAHI

when I see the name of the poster e be like Bobrisky na make I quick type. So na this people we day carry go Russia?

Dino Melaye day show us his luxury 75 cars; it is time for us to show him the 75 coffins of his brothers.

Tuface say edumare don bless am with 75 coffins.

these two men come from benue. no be today killing start from Benue. But e get wetin dem take no know a great men. Na courage to speak and fight when no one else would. what is the use of your fine voice when you no fit take am cry when your brother die? Even Jesus gave way to tears when Lazarus die. Tuface where you day? Even if the Calabar girl draw you loss, when person die even pikin way loss day cry.

Dino, these na people way you day represent so oh. You day flaunt luxury cars but come carry the luxury coffins way we day see so. You pack money only you day chop am. You get power to fight a whole Remi and Bola Tinubu. sotay you waka come Bourdillon here where my mama day stay come show us your chest and muscle. You no need travel far oh. ordinary Herdsmen na day slaughter your brothers you no fit talk. way your chest? way your muscle when people need them?

Buhari. I know say if army slap deaf person him ear day open. lets agree that you are deaf. You blind join? you no day see the killings way day happen for this country? your evil is close to 6 feet but your mates way day die day die alone oh. dem no day kill others join. if you want to die just rest in peace make this country better abeg. how a whole president go day 75 people are brutally murdered and he has nothing to say. he no visit the people he no beef up security.

Imam dem- una think say we no no wetin muslims dem day plan? una won wipe out everybody way no bend for ina god abi? must everybody be muslim. live una space make we live our own. worship ur god and we no disturb you. why una day send boys to kill non muslims? una go lock up like say una no day see wetin day happen. this una evil na one day e go end. una go soon begin enter una own self. shebi na Saudi arabia day kill unasef for Syria and Yemen so? the way una e be for ghadaffi and sadam an one by one una go day suffer defeat.

pastors dem - we no say na money and power una day find. una no send anybody. but the people eye never open well. una no day serve God. na money una day serve. dem day kill christians una shut up. bone like say e no concern una. oyedepo ashimolowo adeboye. see our vice president self way say e be pastor. them day kill christians una keep quiet day look.

I have been praying for a match against England lie forever so that we can finally disgrace their over-hyped squad. I hope it doesn't end in a draw like in Korea-Japan.

let those over hyped useless excuse for footballers come..
we r waiting

England are not a good team, so I won't be surprised if Nigeria beats them

I even thought it's June 12 ;DI even thought it's June 12

nice one

I even thought it's June 12

They better win the cup

Sure win for The super chickens. England had lost their glory

Cup wei naija don already win

We gonna whoop their assess

England 1-3 Nigeria full time.

Nigeria will not make it out of group stage

tammy Abraham and Jordan ibe will watch the game tv

Just heard this mumu guy reading this thread me saying
"I know messi will score for England against Nigeria"..

the coach is trying in the area of exposing the eagles to friendly with the big guns not the usual Nigeria VS Lesotho sort of friendly matches

X2 & under 4.5

sodiqapril:
the coach is trying in the area of exposing the eagles to friendly with the big guns not the usual Nigeria VS Lesotho sort of friendly matches

Both teams are going to the World Cup and both teams will face a team in the same confederation in the World Cup. There is no exposing here, it's the right thing any World Cup bound team are doing

YoungDaNaval:
Sure win for The super chickens. England had lost their glory

how can 11 eagles kill 3 lions

obaataaokpaewu:
Both teams are going to the World Cup and both teams will face a team in the same confederation in the World Cup. There is no exposing here, it's the right thing any World Cup bound team are doing

before our last world cup outing in 2014, we played friendly against teams like Saudi Arabia, Luxemburg, Gilbratar. can you compare any of these teams to Argentina. Give kudos to the man, he deserves it.

lest go there