Strike Stops Nigeria/Liberia Friendly Match

                  Nigerian coach Stephen Keshi
 

Written by Tosin Omojola

Saturday, 14 January 2012

THE ongoing nationwide strike embarked upon by the Organized Labor in Nigeria over the Federal Government's removal of fuel subsidy has forced the postponement of the much talked about international friendly between Nigeria's Super Eagles team and the Lone Stars of Liberia.

The match which was billed to take place in Monrovia tomorrow had to be pushed forward after the Nigerian side failed to fly out as a result of the industrial action which has grounded flights in and out of the country.

On Friday, both the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the Liberia Football Association (LFA) agreed to a shift in the game with the teams now expected to clash in a fortnight’s time.

Officials of the two countries agreed to this shift in view of certain circumstances which would have normalised within the next fortnight.

''The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the Liberia Football Association (LFA) have both agreed to postpone the friendly match between their senior teams by two weeks, after which circumstances that have necessitated the shift would surely have normalised,” General Secretary of the NFF, Musa Amadu, said.

The match will likely take place at the end of this month.

It will be recalled that the home-based Eagles had on Wednesday at the National Stadium, Abuja held the 2012 Nations Cup-bound Palancas Negras of Angola to a goalless draw in an international friendly
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