Come March 7 in Abuja, Super Eagles Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr will name the players with the task of keeping Robert Lewandowski quite on March 23 and also neutralize Nemanja Matic four days later, when Nigeria clashes with Poland and Serbia in pre-world cup friendlies.
Rohr and the Nigeria FA will officially release the names of invitees at a “well publicized event” as per the Super Eagles twitter handle.
Media Alert.
The list of players invited by coach Gernot Rohr for the friendlies against Poland and Serbia in March will be officially released to the media in Abuja on March 7 at a well publicized event.
Let us be wary of unnecessary media speculations. pic.twitter.com/1njp8AGDpK— 🇳🇬 Super Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) February 27, 2018
The friendlies against Poland (23 March) in Warsaw and Serbia (27 March) in London are coming four months after the electrifying contest against Argentina in Russia.
Nigeria defeated the Albiceleste 4-2 in Krasnodar; both teams are due to meet again, at the tournament proper on 6 June, inside the 64,287 Krestovsky Stadium.