Federation Burkinabe de Foot-Ball (FBF), Burkina Faso’s football governing body, has moved this weekend’s Burkina Faso-Nigeria clash in the 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers from Saturday to Sunday.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), in a statement on Tuesday, said it was informed of this after it received correspondence to this effect from the FBF on Monday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the final qualifying match is the second leg tie of the fixture between the Super Eagles and the Etalons.
NFF said it had immediately protested the change in the date of the tie, saying the change was coming less than the 10 days stipulated in the rules.
“We have complained to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) about this change in date, which came only five days to the match, as against a minimum of 10 days enshrined in the regulations.
“It means we will now have to alter all our arrangements to play the CHAN qualifier match on Sunday,” NFF General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, said on Tuesday.
The development means the Super Eagles will now travel to Ouagadougou on Friday evening, have the official training in the evening of Saturday and play on Sunday.
They are scheduled to depart Ouagadougou immediately after the match billed for the August 4 Stadium.
Nigeria have a 2-0 advantage in the CHAN fixture, with goals from Yaro Bature and Gbolahan Salami in the first leg game in Port Harcourt on Saturday