The Nigerian Football Federation has promised that they will do everything humanly possible to see the Super Eagles qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
According to the NFF’s spokesman Ademola Olajire, the federation is working hard to see Coach Gernot Rohr and his team reach the 2019 CAF Africa Cup of Nations and World Cup
The Super Eagles will face South Africa in a 2019 AFCON qualifier in June, with the former African champions seeking a return to the tournament after missing the last two editions.
“We are on course, everything has been put in place for the two games against South Africa and Cameroon,” said Olajire.
In August, Nigeria will play African champions, Cameroon in their crucial qualifier en route to Russia.
“The Federation is doing everything possible to make sure we qualify for the Nations Cup and the World Cup.
“As you are already aware, we took a tour of the Godswill Akpabio Stadium and it has been approved for the game.
“We have also written to the Akwa Ibom State Government as regards what needs to be done to get the stadium ready.
“The Technical and Development Committee is also working hand in hand with Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr to get the team ready.
“The committee is constantly in touch with Rohr and they are expecting him to give a list of players he wants to use to prosecute the matches. He has a free hand to pick whoever he wants.
“Once this is done, the committee, alongside the coach will sit down and fine tune the squad so that everything is in place. We are leaving nothing at ensuring the best legs prosecute these games,” he added.
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