Super Eagles
Super Eagles of Nigeria will be playing its first competitive match
55-day after the 2018 FIFAWorld Cup in Russia which ended on July 15.
The officials of the senior national team are putting finishing
touches on their plans to open Eagles camp on September 1, in Abuja for
an AFCON qualifier against Seychelles.
As gathered German Eagles handler, Gernot Rohr has joined the NFF
officials in preparation the Eagles camp as Nigeria will fly out from
Abuja to Seychelles for the September 9, game in continuation of the
qualifying tournament for 2019 AFCON in Cameroon.
Rohr will announce his squad for the match in the new week, it will
be the first match for the national team since they crashed out in the
group stage of the 2018 World Cup in Russia in June.
Both Nigeria and Seychelles are without points after they lost their opening qualifiers.
The Eagles lost 2-0 at home to South Africa, while Libya pounded
Seychelles 5-1 at home. The top two teams in this group will qualify for
next year’s expanded AFCON.