The PSG star, who broke a toe four months ago, limped out of training during the week with an ankle injury but is expected to retain his place for Friday’s game in St Petersburg.
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The Central American side, now led by coach Oscar Ramirez, reached the quarter-finals in Brazil four years ago, but were undone by some memorable quality from Kolarov, whose set-piece capped off a functional showing from the Orlovi in the city of Samaras.
The Newcastle striker scored 12 goals in 20 games during his loan spell with Fulham in the second half of the 2017/18 season to help secure promotion to the Premier League
Krstajic and his players came under fire after a tepid 2-1 defeat by Morocco on Friday and they responded with a solid performance against the Nigerians in a match played at Barnet’s stadium in north London.
Gaiya, who spoke on Wednesday in Abuja on the Super Eagles’ 0-2 loss to Serbia in London on Tuesday, said time was too short for the coach to be doing that.
The former Newcastle forward grabbed both goals in the second half of the tie.
With Nigeria facing Croatia in Group D of the World Cup in Russia, there is a sort of logic behind this fixture.
With less than three months remaining before the 45,000-seat venue is due to host a Group A match between Costa Rica and Serbia, the pitch has yet to be laid.
The Super Eagles are billed to take on the Polish national team at the Municipal Stadium, Wroclaw, Poland, on Friday, March 23.
Ebuehi is part of the 28-man squad drafted by Gernot Rohr for Nigeria’s pre-World Cup friendlies against Poland and Serbia.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the friendly matches are in preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be hosted by Russia.
Adepoju, popularly called “Headmaster’’ in his playing days made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday Abuja.
After holding serve to lead 2-1 in the second set, the 14th seed took a medical time-out at the Margaret Court Arena as a trainer worked feverishly on his lower back.
The Organising Committee for FIFA Competitions confirmed in September that all teams will be allocated to (eight-team) pots 1 to 4 based on sporting principles
Sredojevic, who guided the Cranes to the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon early this year, a first for the East African country since 1978, officially called time on his Uganda role at a press conference in Kampala on Saturday.
After a cagey start by both teams, Brazil had the opening opportunity
According to the Tournament Director, Babalola Adebayo, all arrangements have been put in place to ensure a hitch free championship