World football –governing body, FIFA, has given approval for
the prestige international friendly between Nigeria and Argentina to go ahead
as scheduled in Krasnodar, Russia on Tuesday, 14th November
2017. This was contained in a letter forwarded to the Football Union of Russia,
addressed to the General Secretary, Aleksandr Alaev, and signed by FIFA’s
Director of Competitions, Christian Unger.
The letter,
dated 31 October 2017 read, inter alia: “FIFA would like to thank you for
complying with the Regulations Governing International Matches by submitting
the relevant information and authorisations for the following tier 1
international match: Argentina Vs Nigeria, Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, 14
November 2017.
“In
accordance with article 7 of the regulations, FIFA is happy to provide official
authorisation for this men’s tier 1 international match.
“Please
note that this authorisation is conditional upon FIFA receiving details of the
referees who will officiate in the stated match. We will confirm authorisation
once the referee details have been received and checked. We would like to
remind you that only referees included in the 2017 FIFA Refereeing Lists can
officiate in an international “A” match.
“We would
like to take this opportunity to remind you that in accordance with article 12
of the Regulations Governing International Matches, your association is
required to ensure that a completed association report, list of players for
both teams and the referee report are submitted to FIFA within 48 hours of
each international “A” match.”
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