Wrexham and Leeds United don ready for their friendly match wey go happen for Tampa, Florida, for America. Two teams from English league top two tiers go face each other for Raymond James Stadium as part of preseason tour.
Phil Parkinson’s Red Dragons dey come into this game with strong form. Dem don play two matches so far, no loss and no goal wey dem concede. First dem draw 0-0 with Polish side Wisła Kraków, then dem beat Manchester United 1-0 for Finland. Sam Smith score the only goal for that match, tapping in from far post.
Leeds United, wey Daniel Farke dey manage, dey play their first match of the offseason. Last season dem survive relegation and finish 14th after making tactical switch midseason. For this tour, Farke bring 30-man squad including Gabriel Gudmundsson, Ao Tanaka, and Brenden Aaronson wey play for World Cup. Noah Okafor go join later because he get extra time off after reaching quarter finals with Switzerland.
Tickets for the match still dey available for Ticketmaster for East Side stand. The game go be for Saturday, and both teams get more friendlies lined up. Wrexham go play Liverpool for New York on July 29 and Sunderland for Chester, Pennsylvania, on August 2. Leeds go face Sunderland for New Jersey on July 30, then Liverpool for Chicago on August 2, before friendlies against Leipzig, Manchester United, and Augsburg for August.
This friendly get extra edge because Wrexham get ambition to join Leeds for England top flight next year. But for now, both teams dey focus on preseason preparation.
