[Mhiz Rebecca]

Nigeria’s friendly against Burkina Faso in London
next week has been cancelled because of visa
issues affecting travelling players, the Nigeria
Football Federation (NFF) said on Saturday.
The NFF said seven Burkinabe players failed to
secure British entry visas, forcing Monday’s match
at Barnet in north London to be shelved.
The Super Eagles were using the match as part of
preparations for their remaining qualifiers for the
World Cup 2018 and Africa Cup of Nations 2019.
NFF official Chris Green said the cancellation was
“no fault of either the organisers or the Nigeria
Football Federation”.
“We will announce further plans for the Super
Eagles’ preparation for these two important
qualifying campaigns in due course,” he added.
Burkina Faso officials were told of the visa issues
late on Friday.
On Thursday, Nigeria drew 1-1 with Senegal in
the first of its two scheduled friendly matches in
the British capital.
Morocco beat Burkina 2-0 in a friendly in
Marrakech on Friday.