Italy, Nigeria Friendly Clash, Date Confirmed

The Italian Football Federation has confirmed the Azzurri will play the Super Eagles in London on November 18 as preparation for the 2014 World Cup.

The friendly is one of three for the Eagles who will host the Walya Antelopes of Ethiopia on November 16 in Calabar in the second leg of the World Cup qualifying playoff.

The FGIC said on its website on Sunday that the Azzurri would also play Germany at San Siro in Milan three days before flying to London to play Nigeria.

The Nigeria Football Federation said besides Italy, Nigeria would also play Jordan on October 28.

The Jordan friendly, which will be played in the country's capital Amman, will feature players from the Nigeria Premier League as a build-up to the African Nations Championship in January in South Africa.

It will be the first time both countries are meeting in football in any category and it will serve as Jordan's preparation for their World Cup playoff match against Uruguay.

An NFF official told our correspondent on the telephone on Sunday that the team list would be released this week ahead of a camping in Abuja before going to Amman.

"The outcome of Sunday's World Cup qualifier against Ethiopia will determine which team we'll settle for in the third friendly. For now, there are only Italy and Jordan on the card," the official, who said he was not authorised to give the details, said.

Nigeria are drawn against hosts South Africa, Mali and Mozambique in the first round of the CHAN.