When Is The Super Eagles Friendly Matches Between Côte d'Ivoire And Tunisia?

On Wednesday, Amaju Pinnick, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced that the Super Eagles will play two-time African champions, Ivory Coast, and former continental kings, Tunisia in Austria later this year.

AllNews reports that it would be the first time the country's senior national team will file out against any opponent since dispatching Lesotho at the Setsoto Stadium in Maseru in November 2019.

Pinnick, via his verified Twitter handle stated that "due to the COVID-19 protocols presently in place and the proximity of the bulk of our team as well, Austria was seen as an ideal venue".

Côte d'Ivoire parades stars, such as Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace, Maxwel Cornet of Olympique Lyon, Nicolas Pépé of Arsenal, Franck Kessié of AC Milan and Serge Aurier of Tottenham Hotspur.

Tunisia - even though they do not boast of the big names - are the second-best team in Africa (27), going by the latest FIFA World Ranking.

Nigeria - four places behind them (on 31) - emerged victorious the last time the two giants clashed - at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) hosted by Egypt in 2019. Three-time AFCON winners, Nigeria, edged the Carthage Eagles in Cairo to scoop bronze in the Sinai Peninsula.

When is the Super Eagles friendly game between Côte d'Ivoire? When is the Super Eagles friendly game between Tunisia? When are the dates?

Nigeria vs Côte d'Ivoire Match Date

Friday, 9th of October, 2020.

Nigeria vs Tunisia Match Date

Tuesday, 13th of October, 2020.

...Due to the COVID-19 protocols presently in place and the proximity of the bulk of our team as well, Austria was seen as an ideal venue. I'll have to stress as well, that ALL costs will be borne by the Football Federations of both Nigeria and Cote D'Ivoire, as well as Tunisia..

— Amaju Melvin Pinnick (@PinnickAmaju) September 2, 2020

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Nigeria vs Côte d'Ivoire: Watch a past meeting between the two sides below:

Classic Match

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2013 South Africa AFCON
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Emmanuel Emeninke 43'
Sunday Mba 78'
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Chiekh Tiote 50' pic.twitter.com/8zyTeWU3wo

— AfricaFootballClassics (@AfricaClassic) April 19, 2020

 Nigeria vs Tunisia: Watch a past meeting between the two sides below:

Nigeria vs Tunisia (AFCON 2000) pic.twitter.com/pu53Dc7PKZ

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