Nigeria to face Portugal and Poland in June international friendlies

[p]Eric Chelle’s men recently featured in a four-nation tournament played in Turkey where they defeated Iran and settled for a 2-2 draw versus Jordan.[/p][p]According to the NFF, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nigeria/EBE2Xb3l/"]Super Eagles[/a] will face the Polish national team at the PGE Narodowy Stadium in Warsaw on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/nigeria-EBE2Xb3l/poland-2HzmcynI/?mid=0Yx41h7c"]June 3[/a] before facing the Portuguese side seven days later in a yet to be announced venue.[/p][embed guid="13d9a949-f639-4e93-9021-09fb4380f282" url="https://x.com/NGSuperEagles/status/2039664193784234304" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"NFF’s FIFA Match Agent, Jairo Pachon of Eurodata Sport, confirmed on Thursday that the clash with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/poland/2HzmcynI/"]Poland[/a] will take place at the PGE Narodowy Stadium in the country’s capital, Warsaw on 3rd June, while the clash with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portugal/WvJrjFVN/"]Portugal[/a] will take place in Portugal on 10th June, with a venue to be announced in the coming days,"[/b] a statement from the NFF read.[/p][p][b]"The game against the Selecao das Quinas, name of the Portugal senior men's team, will be the last game for the hosts before they fly to the far west to take part in this summer’s FIFA World Cup finals being jointly hosted by USA, Canada and Mexico. [/b][/p][p][b]"The Cup holders, Super Eagles, are also scheduled to defend their crown at this year’s Unity Cup Tournament in London, taking place 26th – 30th May."[/b][/p][p]Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup following their inability to defeat DR Congo in the play-off staged in Morocco.[/p][p]Regardless, they finished third at the recently concluded Africa Cup of Nations, where they defeated the Egyptian national team on penalties after the score ended in a draw.[/p][image alt="Shina Oludare" id="911e8243-35e2-4654-b2d9-b84d8a67ecfe" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="3039aa69-6291-410d-9c52-783a7237b9f8" original-width="1200" original-height="381" /]