The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed that the Super Eagles will test their strength against Venezuela and Colombia in two international friendlies as they fine-tune preparations for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.

Both matches are scheduled for the United States during the FIFA international window in November 2025, just a month before AFCON kicks off.

Before then, Nigeria will complete their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign with crucial fixtures against Lesotho (October 10, away) and Benin (October 14, home).

According to the NFF, José Peseiro’s men will first clash with Venezuela on Friday, November 14 at the Shell Stadium in Houston, Texas (8pm local time), before facing Colombia on Tuesday, November 18 at Citi Field Stadium in New York (8pm Eastern Time, 1am Nigeria time, November 19).

The upcoming U.S. tour will mark Nigeria’s return to American soil after their narrow 2-1 defeat to Mexico in Dallas back in 2022, when Cyriel Dessers scored his debut goal under then-new coach Peseiro.

Nigeria’s AFCON campaign begins in Group C, where the three-time champions will square off against Tanzania (Dec 23), Tunisia (Dec 27), and Uganda (Dec 30).