Nigeria's Super Eagles are billed to feature in an eight-team pre-2014
Fifa World Cup tagged 'Road To Brazil' alongside world champions, Spain.
The
tournament is expected to hold in the United States from May 27 and
June 10 and it is organised by the Major League Soccer (MLS).
The
Super Eagles apart from having the chance to face defending world
champions, Spain, could be pitched against fellow group opponents at the
World Cup, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The Ivory Coast, Greece, Honduras, Bolivia and El Salvador are the other teams to take part in the pre-World Cup tournament.
"Defending
world champions Spain and African champions Nigeria feature in an
eight-team 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil warm-up tournament to be staged in
the United States between 27 May and 10 June," Fifa announced on its
official website on Tuesday.
The schedule for the 'Road To Brazil' event is expected to announced by the organisers in the coming days.
The
World Cup will kick off two days after the warm-up tournament but
Nigeria will start their campaign in Group F against Iran at Arena da
Baixada in Curitiba on June 16.
The African champions are also in same group as Argentina and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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