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4,000 empty seats

Nigeria face Senegal with Sadio Mane and Alex Iwobi set to play but only 2,000 tickets have been sold by Barnet

Kelechi Iheanacho is also expected to feature as the two nations lock horns at The Hive... with 4,000 empty seats

BARNET are struggling to sell tickets for their showpiece game of the season - tonight’s clash between Nigeria and Senegal.

The League Two minnows are hosting the friendly between the two giants of African football.

 Barnet have only sold 2,000 tickets for the friendly
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Barnet have only sold 2,000 tickets for the friendlyCredit: Getty Images

The Hive stadium holds 6,000 - but there are a number of blocks in which a single seat has yet to be sold.


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And with entry as little as £10 for adults, only 11 of 480 tickets behind one goal have been snapped up.

A host of Prem stars, including Liverpool’s Sadio Mane, Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi and Manchester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho, are all set to play.

Barnet are hopeful that up to 1,900 tickets will be sold - but that would still leave 4,000 empty seats.

 Sadio Mane is set to line up for Senegal at The Hive
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Sadio Mane is set to line up for Senegal at The HiveCredit: EPA
 Whilst Arsenal's Alex Iwobi is likely to star for Nigeria
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Whilst Arsenal's Alex Iwobi is likely to star for NigeriaCredit: Reuters

Nigeria boss, Gernot Rohr, has got off to a stunning start in their World Cup qualifiers after guiding the Super Eagles to a 2-1 win over Zambia and a 3-1 victory against Algeria.

Rohr told BBC Sport: "We are not thinking too far ahead of the World Cup games against Cameroon later in the year.

"These two friendly matches in England will help us prepare for South Africa in June.

"We have to take it one step at a time, first we focus on South Africa then we start to look at Cameroon."

 There are 4,000 spare seats still left at the stadium
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There are 4,000 spare seats still left at the stadiumCredit: Getty Images
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