Nigeria's Dream Team VI: Team Match Fixtures

John Mikel Obi will captain the side

John Mikel Obi and Daniel Akpeyi are the only two over-aged players named in the squad for this tournament with the Chelsea midfielder taking over Team Captain duties from Azubuike Okechukwu.

Match fixtures:
Nigeria is about five hours ahead of Manaus and four hours ahead of Sao Paulo in Brazil where the group stage fixtures will be taking place. This means that all the games will take place late at night or early in the morning by Nigerian time.


Here’s the full group stage fixtures for Dream Team VI:

Nigeria vs Japan
Date: Friday, 5 August – 2am
Venue: Amazônia Arena
City: Manaus

Sweden vs Nigeria
Date: Sunday, 7 August – 11pm
Venue: Amazônia Arena
City: Manaus

Colombia vs Nigeria
Date: Wednesday, 10 August – 11pm
Venue: Corinthians Arena
City: Sao Paulo