The Super Eagles and A Seleço will face off in a prestigious international friendly at the Estádio José Alvalade on November 17 in Lisbon, thanks to a formal agreement between the Nigeria Football Federation and Federaço Portuguesa de Futebol.
The 2019 African champions Algeria will take against the three-time African champions on September 27 in Oran.
Although the Super Falcons and the Portuguese women’s national team battled to a thrilling 3-3 tie in the USWNT Summer Series in Houston, Texas, USA, last summer, it will be the first senior men’s level meeting for both nations.
The Eagles will be captained by Napoli forward Victor Osimhen, who is quickly becoming one of the most devastating strikers in the world of football, while Cristiano Ronaldo, a five-time winner of the Ballon d’Or and unquestionably one of the best players the world has ever seen, will captain Portugal.
Additionally, it should be mentioned that Portugal’s U-20 squad defeated Nigeria’s U-20 team 2-0 in the U-20 World Cup final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 1989.
While Portugal won its first continental medal (Euro Championship) in France in 2016, defeating the hosts France 1-0 in overtime at the Stade de France, the Eagles have won the Africa Cup of Nations three times (along with the Olympic men’s football gold, silver, and bronze).
In 2004, Greece defeated the A Seleço in the Euro Championship final.
