World football-governing body, FIFA, has
approved the friendly match between Nigeria and Argentina as scheduled
in Krasnodar, Russia, on November 14.
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 October 31, read,
“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, November 14, 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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