- Liberia will this evening face Nigeria in an international friendly game in Monrovia
- The match will be played to honor Liberia President George Weah who will be in the stadium
- Super Eagles have beaten Liberia 7 times in 12 games they have met losing only three ties
Super Eagles of Nigeria will on Tuesday evening, September 11, face Liberia in an international friendly game which will be played at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complete in Monrovia.
Gernot Rohr's men were originally scheduled to face Saudi Arabia today, but the match was cancelled because of concerns about logistics.
Nigeria will go into this game against Liberia three days after beating Seychelles 3-0 in their last 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifier which put them back on track in Group E.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Liberian national team have met 12 times in all competitions with Nigeria winning 7 games, drew 2 and lost 3 against Liberia.
Nigeria first met Liberia on February 2, 1975 and the Super Eagles lost the match 1-0 which was in a friendly, but the Eagles won their last game 6-1 on October 12, 2002.
The expected kickoff time between Liberia and the Super Eagles is 7pm today.
Eagles will use this match to prepare for their next double fixtures against Libya in the 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.
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Earlier, NAIJ.com had reported how the Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated Seychelles 3-0 in the second Group E 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifier having lost 0-2 in their first tie against South Africa.
Former Leicester City striker Ahmed Musa scored the first goal for Nigeria, while Chigozie Awaziem netted the second goal before Odion Ighalo sealed the win for Eagles via a penalty.
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Source: Naija.ng
