The Olympic Eagles will take on Grassrunners Academy in a friendly on Thursday (today), NEWSUNPLUG reports.
It will be the Olympic Eagles’ second test game since they set up camp in Ikenne for the 2027 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations second qualifying round fixture against the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Éric Chelle’s side were held to a 0-0 draw by the Nigeria National League, NNL, side Remo Stars in their first friendly.
Chelle is expected to prune down the number of players in camp after the friendly.
The invited foreign-based professionals are expected to start arriving in camp this weekend.
Nigeria will travel to Lubumbashi for the first leg on Friday, 13 November.
The reverse fixture will be held at the Remo Stars Sports Complex, Ikenne, four days later.