Nigeria have requested for an adjustment by CAF in forthcoming full international matches so that the final rounds of 2023 AFCON qualifiers will only be played in June, NFF president Ibrahim Gusau said.
The shift of the 2023 AFCON to January 2024 has re-arranged the Super Eagles qualifiers for the tournament.
The team will play against Guinea Bissau home and away this month with remaining matches against Sao Tome and Principe as well as Sierra Leone scheduled for June and September.
However, the NFF president said they have requested that the final rounds of the AFCON qualifiers to be staged in June to give countries a window to play friendly matches in September and November ahead of the tournament proper in Cote d’Ivoire in January 2024.
“CAF plan for us to play the remaining (AFCON qualifiers) in June and September, but we are telling them no,” he disclosed.
“We want the final games in June, so that in September and November, we could play some friendly matches.”
