With a decision on the Super Eagles’ World Cup case pending with FIFA, the football federation has agreed for Nigeria to play Iran and Jordan in a four-nation tournament in March.
The Super Eagles will feature in a Four-Nation Invitational Tournament in Amman, the capital of Jordan, during next month’s FIFA Men’s International Window.
The four-nation tournament will kick off with a clash between 2026 World Cup-bound Iran and tournament absentee Nigeria at the 17,000-capacity Amman International Stadium on Friday, 27th March 2026.
The same day, the senior men’s national teams of Jordan and Costa Rica will be at each other’s jugular at the 62,000-capacity King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, also in Amman.
On Tuesday, 31st March, hosts Jordan will take on 2025 AFCON bronze-medallists Nigeria at the Amman International Stadium, while Costa Rica will confront Iran at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium.
Organizers will announce the schedule for the four matches in a few days.
2026 World Cup-bound IRAN to face tournament absentee Nigeria in a friendly match on 27 March. Spokesperson of the Football Federation of Iran, Amirmahdi Alavai, shared the information recently.
Nigeria and Iran played out the first draw of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the first game without goals.