Super Eagles to open Karkanda Stadium
The Super Eagles will play a commemorative match on Tuesday to open Karkanda Stadium in Katsina.
The new stadium which has a capacity of 35,000 and an artificial playing turf was only recently completed by the Katsina state government under the administration of Ibrahim Shema.
A Katsina selected side would face the home-based Super Eagles in the ceremonial encounter scheduled to kick-off at 5pm.
The Super Eagles, currently camped in Abuja for preparations ahead of the June 13 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Chad in Kaduna, will leave for Katsina on Sunday through Kano.
They will have a feel of the new pitch on Monday before playing the friendly on Tuesday.
They are expected back in Abuja on Wednesday to continue their preparation for the game with Chad at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium.
I hope Keshi finds his first 11 from this match, probably even from the local hosts.