England wants to play Nigeria Super Eagles in a friendly match - NFF

The England Football Association has reportedly approached the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), in a bid to arrange a friendly match with the Super Eagles, ahead of the 2018 World Cup.

Both countries have qualified for the next year World Cup in Russia and are now drawing up their preparations.

According to an NFF source, the English FA contacted their Nigerian counterparts, shortly after the Super Eagles sealed progress to the World Cup with a 1-0 win over Zambia earlier this month.

The game has been slated for next year, but will only hold if both teams are not in the same group, when the draws for the 2018 World Cup made December 1.

We have received an email from the FA asking for the friendly with the Eagles but it will only be confirmed after the draws if we are in the same group we cannot play against each other, the NFF source said.