South African delegation have rejected the Kaduna stadium for the friendly game between the Golden Eaglets and their  South African counterparts over the security situation in the region.

This was revealed by a top football official in the country.
The warm up game, scheduled to prepare both countries for next month’s African U-17 Championship in Niger, has been fixed to be played at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna

However, it was specially gathered that the South Africa Football Federation (SAFA) have since asked that the match be played in Abuja because they fear for their team’s safety in Kaduna, which is about 200 kilometres from the country’s capital city.

“The match is now most likely to be played in Abuja after the fears raised by the South Africans,” a top official informed.

Last week, the South Africa Amajimbos drew 1-1 with Zambia in another warm-up match. Zambia are in the same first round group with the Eagle