Excitement As Ecuador to Play Super Eagles in International Friendly Ahead of 2022 FIFA World Cup

• Ecuador will take on the Super Eagles of Nigeria as they continue their preparation for the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup
• The Super Eagles failed to qualify for a 4th consecutive World Cup after they were eliminated by arch-rivals Ghana on the away goals rule
• Ecuador has also announced friendly games with Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Japan, and Tunisia before the start of the World Cup

The Super Eagles may not have qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be staged in Qatar but they are surely attracting the attention of the teams going to the biggest football competition.

Ecuador is the latest country to have outlined an international friendly game with the 3-time African champions as they prepare for their opening group game against Croatia.

According to a report via Soccernet, Ecuador has disclosed they will be playing the Super Eagles alongside four other countries in June.

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Mexico, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia are the four other countries the North Americans have lined up to help in their preparations for the upcoming World Cup tournament.

This will be the second time Nigeria will be playing Ecuador in history as both nations first played in 2004 in Abuja with the Super Eagles winning 4-3 via penalties.

Chukunyere blames weather for Nigeria’s failure

Meanwhile, most Nigerians have still not gotten over the shock of the Super Eagles’ failure to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

According to Goal, former Nigeria striker, Ndubisi Chukunyere alleges that the Super Eagles' desire to defeat Ghana was thwarted by 'tough' weather conditions in Abuja.

Nigeria were held to a 1-1 draw by the Black Stars of Ghana in Abuja and were knocked out of the World Cup race on the away goals rule having played goalless in the first-leg fixture in Kumasi.

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Mexico line up Super Eagles friendly

Earlier, Sports Brief reported the Super Eagles of Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, but reports claim Mexico wants a friendly match with the African side.

Mexico are organizing a friendly match with Nigeria as part of their preparations for the tournament slated for Qatar in November.

While El Tri qualified for the Mundial alongside the United States of America and Canada from North America, the Super Eagles failed to make their seventh appearance at the planet’s biggest football fiesta.