Nigeria and South Africa will lock horns again in an
international friendly game in Kano, according to reports coming out of
the former apartheid state.
A South African soccer website
has reported that a group of Bafana Bafana legends will travel to
Nigeria later in March, to try and settle some old scores as they take
on the Super Eagles legends in Kano.
An
old rivalry exists between the two nations, with Nigeria often claiming
that the South Africans would never have won the 1996 African Cup of
Nations had their country been involved.
Now,
nearly two decades down the line, the two countries are hoping to put
the matter to bed with a friendly legends game on March 30.
Nigerian
legends such as Jay Jay Okocha, Nkwankwo Kanu, Stephen Keshi and Daniel
Amokachi are expected to turn out for the Super Eagles, while Doctor
Khumalo, John Moeti, Eric Tinkler and Linda Buthelezi are planned to
make the Bafana team.
Meanwhile, younger
players like Benni McCarthy, Quinton Fortune, Aaron Mokoena and MacBeth
Sibaya are also earmarked to take part.