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Super Eagles’ Manager,
Gernot Rohr has already picked the 30 players in his preliminary team list,
which he is expected to submit to FIFA mid next month, an official of the team
has revealed.
The
Guardian Nigeria report continues:
Nigeria
will feature in Group D of the World Cup alongside Argentina, Croatia and
Iceland.
The
official, who pleaded anonymity, told The Guardian yesterday that the bulk of
the players who qualified the country for the World Cup are in the list
alongside some new players, who have forced themselves on the coach through
their performance in recent friendly games.
The
source said, “Rohr will meet with the technical committee to deliberate on the
list and other issues when the team comes together in Abuja on May 22.
“The
coach wants to concentrate on the players likely to be in his final team hence
he chose to narrow the list down to the preliminary 30 before the next round of
matches.
“Rohr
is currently in Europe with some of his officials working on ways to prepare
the Super Eagles for a credible performance in Russia.
The
NFF has already established contact with some agents in Russia, whose duty is
to ensure the Eagles get the necessary facilities and support to finalize their
preparation when they land in the country.
“Of
course, the arrangement is complimentary to whatever FIFA has provided for the
teams.”
Super
Eagles’ Media Officer, Toyin Ibitoye also told The Guardian yesterday that the
team will assemble in Abuja on May 22 and take on DR Congo in a farewell match
on May 28 before flying to England for the final phase of preparations for the
World Cup.
The
Super Eagles will play clash with England on June 2 at Wembley before their
final warm-up match against Czech Republic on June 6.
Nigeria will open its Group D campaign with a game against Croatia on June 16 before confronting Iceland on June 22 and Argentina four days later.
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