Bafana Bafana of South Africa have been chosen as replacement for the
Black Stars of Ghana to play the Super Eagles in a friendly on March
29 in a yet to be determined venue.
The Eagles were earlier scheduled to play the Bolivian national team
on March 26 at the Uyo International Stadium(Nests of Champions) and
play the Black Stars of Ghana on March 29 in London.
But FIFA's new regulation on friendlies which stipulates that no
country should play two games across two continents within three days
has nullified the Ghana friendly. And in their place, the NFF and
their South African counterparts have agreed for a friendly on March
29. A very reliable source from the Glass house confirmed the match
but said that they were yet to agree on the venue of the match.
The friendly would present a good ground for the Eagles to vent their
spleen on the Bafana Bafana that stopped the Keshi Eagles from
qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.
The South African team out-played the Eagles and were heading home for
an upset when the Eagles struggled to equalise to a 2-2 draw. And yet,
the draw was not enough to take Eagles to Equatorial Guinea to defend
the Nations Cup trophy they won in South Africa in 2013.
Cote d'Ivoire became champions in Equatorial Guinea at the expense of
the Black Stars of Ghana in a pulsating penalty shoot-out.
--Vanguard
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