Even when the Tremendous Eagles fail to qualify for subsequent 12 months’s FIFA World Cup billed to be co-hosted by USA, Canada and Mexico, the Nigerian nationwide staff will nonetheless be in america of America effectively forward of all groups that qualify from Africa.
Sports247 studies that that is sequel to affirmation by the communications division of Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF) that the Eagles will play two worldwide pleasant matches within the USA within the month of November, as preparations begin in direction of the following Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
The forthcoming AFCON would be the first ever version to spill over into two years, because the fixtures will run from this December into January 2026, resulting from clashes with the European soccer calendar.
With the Eagles trying unlikely to get an automated ticket to the 2026 Mundial, although retaining hope of qualifying by way of the play-off route involving 4 greatest second positioned groups throughout the African qualifying teams, the NFF seems resigned in turning consideration totally on making certain a convincing comfort conquest of the following AFCON in January.
With that concentrate on in view, a press assertion from the NFF’s media unit revealed on Wednesday that the Eagles will face Venezuela and Colombia in God’s Personal Nation in the course of the November worldwide window.
The assertion added at size: Tremendous Eagles will probably be up in opposition to Venezuela on Friday, 14th November 2025 on the Shell Stadium in Houston, Texas, with kick-off billed for 8pm Texas time.
On Tuesday, 18th November 2025, the three-time African champions will confront Los Cafeteros of Colombia on the Citi Area Stadium in Flushing Meadows, borough of Queens, New York with kick-off billed for 8pm Japanese Time(1am Wednesday, nineteenth November in Nigeria).
