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Nigeria face old rivals (27.10.2001)
The Nigerian Football Association (NFA) said it has received invitations from Cameroon and Senegal to play warm-up matches in preparation for the African Nations Cup in Mali.
All three teams have qualified for the tournament, starting on January 19. The trio are also among Africa`s five representatives for next year`s World Cup finals.
NFA secretary-general Patrick Okpomo said the Senegal friendly will be played on December 27 while a date had not yet been agreed with the Cameroonians.
"The games will be played in Dakar and Yaounde. But everything is subject to a final agreement," Okpomo told BBC Sport Online.
The three teams have a fierce rivalry dating back to the 1960s.
Since the `80s, Cameroon have met Nigeria three times in the final of the biennial Nations Cup tournament and won them all.
The first was in 1984 in the Ivorian capital of Abidjan which Cameroon won 3-1. Then, Cameroon`s
Indomitable Lions beat the Super Eagles 1-0 in the 1988 edition via a disputed penalty kick.
Ikpeba mistake
In the final of the 2000 Nations Cup in Lagos, after a 2-2 draw, the Lions won 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out overshadowed by controversy.
Television replays showed that Nigerian striker Victor Ikpeba`s kick, which was ruled out, actually crossed the goal-line.
Before that final in Lagos, the Super Eagles faced Senegal in the quarter-final and were on the brink of defeat before levelling at 1-1 late in the match. The Nigerians eventually won 2-1 in extra-time.
Okpomo said another friendly against Jamaica, scheduled for November, is in the pipeline.
"We`re yet to finalise the date and place with the organisers who are considering a London or Lagos venue," he said.
Nigeria and Jamaica have met only once in their history - a pre-1998 World Cup friendly in Kingston which ended 2-2.
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