ARSENAL to play preseason match in NIGERIA

Arsenal will play a top African national team in Nigeria this summer as part of the English Premier League side's global preseason tour that also includes visits to China and Malaysia.Arsenal's first match ever on Nigerian soil will be at the 60,000-seater Abuja National Stadium on Aug. 5 against opposition yet to be confirmed. It will be the London club's first visit to Africa since a tour to South Africa in 1993. The match in Abuja will conclude a preseason tour that starts in Kuala Lumpur when the team plays a Malaysia XI on July 24.Arsenal plays Manchester City in Beijing three days later and Kitchee FC in Hong Kong on July 29.