The Super Eagles arrived aboard a chartered flight from Austria on Tuesday at the Mirealnye Vody Airport and were chauffeured to their hotel Sanatorium Istochnik in Essentuki, which is about 35 kilometres from the airport.
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The state Commissioner for Youths, Sports and Skills Acquisition, Alhaji Abdullahi Gurbin-bore, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the team’s World Cup jersey has been the most talked-about in the build-up to the Coupe de Mundial, with many rating it as the best.
Yaya Touré, one of the most celebrated African players of the past decade, will be joined by straight-talking Jay-Jay Okocha, Dwight Yorke (one half of the deadly duo which spearheaded Manchester United’s charge to a historical treble in 1999) plus former Manchester United and Everton fullback Phil Neville and Italian maestro Gianfranco Zola, one of Chelsea’s greatest players.
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The News Agency of Nigeria correspondents who monitored the centres in Enugu on Monday reports that there are long queues at various centres visited in the state capital.
Yaya Touré, one of the most celebrated African players of the past decade, will be joined by straight-talking Jay-Jay Okocha, Dwight Yorke (one half of the deadly duo which spearheaded Manchester United’s charge to a historical treble in 1999) plus former Manchester United and Everton fullback Phil Neville and Italian maestro Gianfranco Zola, one of Chelsea’s greatest players.
The showpiece starts on July 14, with the Super Eagles kicking off their campaign two days later against Croatia in Kaliningrad.
Rohr also admitted that the statistics from the friendly encounters of the Super Eagles are not head-turning, saying the underdog tag that has come as a result suits the Nigerian team nicely.
He scored the winner in a comeback 2-1 home win over Senegal in a pulsating friendly.
“We expect up to 20,000 football fans from Argentina to come to Russia for this World Cup, perhaps more than that,” Ambassador Lagorio told journalists.
The 35-year-old made the observation on arrival in Nairobi, Kenya on Thursday.
“At the moment there are no plans of such a trip, if they are made, we will inform you,’’ Fietz told newsmen.
Earlier on Sunday, Technical Adviser Rohr dropped defender Ola Aina and midfielder Mikel Agu from the 25 men in camp, to make a final list of 23 players 24 hours ahead of FIFA’s given deadline.
Nishino named an experienced team, including the likes of goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima, defenders Yuto Nagatomo and Maya Yoshida, midfielders Makoto Hasebe, Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa—all with multiple World Cup appearances.
The global body stated this in a press statement on Wednesday.
However, the German sportswear brand expects only a limited financial impact, partly because this year’s World Cup takes place in Russia, where the economy is in the doldrums.
Both players must replicate their club in order to make Gernot Rohr’s final 23-man list to Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Ranked 38 in the world (nine places ahead of three-time African champions, Nigeria), the Simba themselves came very close to a Russia 2018 ticket, conceding to Tunisia only on the last day of the race.
The promo draw took place on May 4, 2018 at FirstBank’s Head office in Marina, Lagos State and the winners along with their partners will be going on a five-day all-expense paid trip to Russia to watch the 2018 FIFA World Cup.