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Nigeria announce friendly against Mexico in July

The Super Eagles will take on the Tricolor in the United States, the first meeting between the two nations since 2014

Nigeria have announced a friendly against Mexico at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 3.

Gernot Rohr’s side will take on the Concacaf nation as they step up preparations for their World Cup qualifying campaign as well as next year’s Africa Cup of Nations billed for Cameroon.

The last meeting between the two countries was in a friendly match en route to the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil.

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