The Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr has rejected request by the Republic of Congo Football Federation to play the Eagles in their France camp, which is expected to open on March 23 in Corsica.
Coach Gernot Rohr has told the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) that the Super Eagles future friendly matches ahead of the AFCON 2019 and World Cup 2018 qualifying matches must be with teams that are ahead of the Eagles in FIFA rankings.
Rohr, who rejected the Congo Brazzaville request, has however approved another friendly with Burkina Faso who is five points ahead of Nigeria in the monthly FIFA rankings.
Burkina Faso is ranked 35 by FIFA, as against Nigeria who are ranked 40th, while Congo Brazzaville are ranked 84th.
Nigeria will use the proposed friendly game against Burkina Faso to prepare for their upcoming AFCON 2019 qualifiers against South Africa on the 10th of June in Uyo.