The heat in Volgograd will be similar to what is obtainable in Nigeria, which temperatures ranging between 26 and 35 degrees on match day.
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Abara, who gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Minna lamented the 0-2 loss to Croatia in their opening game of the ongoing World Cup in Russia.
Ebunam said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Awka on Sunday.
Their concern stemmed from the 0-2 defeat of Nigeria by Croatia on Saturday at the ongoing World Cup tournament in Russia.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Super Eagles failed to win or draw their opening encounter with Croats, thereby joining fellow Africans, Egypt and Morocco in losing their opening Matches.
Owolabi made the submission in his reaction to the Eagles first game loss at the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Lagos
Rohr, who spoke at the post-match conference of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D fixture, said he and his players were aware they made some important mistakes during the game
Against all expectations, Brighton of England new signing, Leon Balogun, made the starting line up alongside William Troost-Ekong, Bryan Idowu and Abdullahi Shehu in the Super Eagles defence, while Gernot Rohr kept fate with young goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho, in goal for Nigeria
The team list was released at about 7pm
Argentina are hot favourites to win Group D and, with Euro 2016 quarter-finalists Iceland potentially awkward opponents, both sides will aim to boost their hopes of progressing with three points by the Baltic Sea
Rohr, a former German international defender who coached the national senior teams of Burkina Faso, Niger Republic and Gabon, and top Tunisia Club Etoile du Sahel before taking charge of the Super Eagles two years ago, insisted that his wards are in no mood to play second fiddle at the Kaliningrand Stadium.
The Leicester City winger, who is joined in the Super Eagles squad by his City teammates Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho, believes Nigeria will top a group that also includes Argentina, Croatia and Iceland, but they must target wins over the latter two before facing Argentina in a group decider to achieve their goal.
The Albiceleste have defeated the West Africans in all their previous meetings at the tournament, but in November they went down 4-2 to Gernot Rohr’s side in a friendly tie.
The Super Eagles – the first African team to qualify for the 21st World Cup, will be making their sixth appearance on the global scene and have been zoned in Group D alongside Argentina, Iceland and Croatia
Having been pitted alongside Argentina, Croatia and Iceland in a group D, Nigeria is expected to face Croatia on June 12.
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.
Speaking shortly after the Super Eagles one nil loss to Czech Republic, Rohr said: “We also had some positive lessons especially with the return of Ndidi. He has not played for two months.
The match played at the Rudolf Tonn Stadium, a multi-purpose facility in Rannersdorf, a city in the sub-division of Schwechat outside Vienna, left the Eagles asking themselves more questions.
Coach Gernot Rohr said on Tuesday that a win would be the target, against the backdrop of consecutive losses in friendly matches against Serbia and England
Gernot Rohr’s men have not been at their best recently after a three-game winless run, which saw them lose to both Serbia and England.