Gunners postpone pre-season tour of Nigeria

Arsenal marketing director Angus Kinnear has confirmed that due to several unforeseen problems, Arsenal have been forced to postpone their pre-season game/tour of Nigeria, which was only confirmed just over a week ago. A message on Arsenal.com reads:
“Bringing a top-level club to an international market is always complicated and logistically challenging. With the proposed match in Nigeria planned for early August, we could not get comfortable on everything needed to satisfy our requirements, so we have reluctantly taken the decision to postpone the team’s visit.
“We have a huge and loyal following in Africa, and we are sorry that the team will not be visiting this summer. However, we have a long-term commitment to Nigeria and we are already making plans for a visit next summer.
“In addition, we also have some exciting fo...