At no other time, not even before the 1994 debut of the country in USA, has Nigerians been so sure that the Super Eagles would return from the World Cup with accolades trailing their anticipated fantastic outing at the World Cup. Pinnick said the federation was convinced that the Super Eagles have the potential to win the World Cup hence it decided to smoothen their path to the competition. He said: “We decided to give Rohr an additional two-year contract to stop other countries from stealing him from us after the World Cup. “We have sent coaches to work with our Europe-based players to guide them to maintain discipline and top shape ahead of the World Cup. Alongside the Argentina 2017 friendly, Nigeria would have had a total of six World Cup tune-up games to get them in better shape for the competition.

Source: The Guardian January 20, 2018 04:07 UTC