BEVERLY HILLS, December 9, (THEWILL) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria will play a friendly match against Poland on March 23, 2018 to tune up for the World Cup.
This was disclosed by Gernot Rohr, Super Eagles’ coach, revealing that arrangements have been made for the match that would be played in the Polish City of Wroclaw.
Rohr explained that the idea behind the game is to get the Super Eagles more familier with its European oppenents in the World Cup 2018 tournament in Russia.
The Eagles are in Group D and would face Croatia, Iceland and then Argentina.
“Croatia is capable of great things with a team of stars playing in the biggest clubs,” Rohr stated.
“This is the most important match, and we hope to prepare for it against opponents similar to Croatia. ‘
“So we will play Poland at home on March 23rd. We are looking for a second opponent in Europe for another FIFA date of the spring.”
Also Polish Football Association President and former football great, Zbigniew Boniek confirmed the match.
“In March, we will probably face Nigeria and South Korea,” he was quoted as saying by sport.dziennik.pl :
“These teams somehow reflect the mentality and level of the teams we play in the group at the World Cup.
“Of course, Nigeria is not Senegal, but somewhere this mentality, the way they move on the pitch, physical strength are similar.”
