By James Robert Kayindi
The Uganda national football team, the Cranes are set for an international friendly against the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations winners Nigeria come next week on Wednesday, 25th March in Nigeria.
“The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) would like to confirm that the National Senior team-Uganda Cranes will play a friendly match with Nigeria on Wednesday 25th March, 2015 at the Akwa Ibom International stadium,” reads an official statement on the federation’s website.
“We are happy to have this friendly match on FIFA designated match dates. It is a high profile match for our team as we plan for the forthcoming international engagements,” FUFA Chief Executive Officer Edgar Watson told the website.
The two sides last met back in 2007 when the Uganda Cranes condemned the Super Eagles to a 2-1 loss at the Mandela National Stadium, Namboole before losing to the same opponents by 1-0 during the return leg in Nigeria.
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