Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- Sevilla FC President, Jose Maria del Nido Carrasco, has expressed openness to the idea of his club playing a friendly match in Nigeria, acknowledging the growing support the Spanish club enjoys among Nigerian football fans.

In an exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES during the #LaLigaEXPERIENCE event facilitated by StarTimes, Mr Carrasco stated that while there are currently no concrete plans for such a match, Sevilla would be willing to explore the opportunity should it arise.

"As of today, we have no plans to do so, but we are open to playing friendly matches there, as well as anywhere else in the world, that will help us continue to make ourselves known. We want to take the Sevilla FC brand beyond the borders of...