The Egyptian Football Association have set up three friendly matches for the Pharaohs as they get set for the double leg against the Super Eagles.
Nigeria and Egypt will meet back to back in March 2016 as the qualifiers for the Caf 2016 Africa Cup of Nations reaches a crucial stage.
Reports coming out from Egypt have revealed that the team will play two friendly games with Afcon 2013 finalist Burkina Faso on the 24th and 28th of January 2016.
A third opponent will be announced after the friendlies with Burkina Faso with Romania or Uzbekistan being the most likely opponents.
Nigeria are second on the log in Group G of the qualifiers, two points behind Egypt whom they face next March.
Tanzania and Chad Republic make up the numbers in the group as the two also face each other in a double header.
The Nigeria Football Federation has also stepped up plans for friendly matches for the Super Eagles which will take place in Europe with England the likely destination for the proposed friendlies.
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