Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr believes both his side and Poland will benefit immensely from Friday’s international friendly in Wroclaw.
The Eagles will officially kickoff preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup when they face the Poles, who will also be in Russia, from 8.45pm Friday night.
After the game in Poland, the Eagles will then leave for London to face Serbia in another friendly.
Deportivo La Coruna goalkeeper Francis Uzoho and Amkar Perm defender Bryan Idowu will make their first starts for the Super Eagles Friday night against Poland in a friendly billed for the Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw.
Uzoho who has kept 12 clean sheets this season in the third-tier of the Spanish League for Deportivo La Coruna’s second team Deportivo Fabril, has got the nod ahead of Enyimba of Aba goalkeeper, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, who arrived in camp late for the game.
The friendly will be the 19-year-old’s second appearance for the three-time African champions after he came on during the 4-2 win over Argentina in November.
Heartland Football Club of Owerri have directed their technical crew led by Ramson Madu to step aside following the team’s poor run of form in the Nigeria Professional Football League this season.
The Naze Millionaires have struggled to make an impact since their return to the top flight and sit in the 18 position with 13 points from 12 games.
Madu’s last game in charge of the Naze Millionaires was Wednesday’s NPFL rescheduled match day 10 fixture against Akwa United at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo which ended in a 2-1 defeat.
Andres Iniesta suspects he will pull on a Spain jersey for the final time at this year's World Cup in Russia. Iniesta will be remembered as one of the most important players in Spain's football history, such is the impact he has had since making his debut in 2006. Ahead of Friday’s friendly clash with Germany, Iniesta has played 123 times for Spain, a record bettered by only Andoni Zubizarreta, Xavi, Sergio Ramos and Iker Casillas.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has played his last game for Manchester United ahead of a move to MLS, with sources telling ESPN FC the Swedish striker has signed a two-year contract with the LA Galaxy. The Premier League club confirmed on Thursday they had agreed to immediately terminate Ibrahimovic's contract, which had been set to expire in June, after ESPN reported hours earlier that he was headed to MLS.
Real Madrid star Mateo Kovacic has stated that Croatia is blessed with quality players that can match their 2018 World Cup group opponents.
Croatia are in Group D with two-time World Cup winners Argentina, Super Eagles of Nigeria and debutants Iceland.
Apart from Kovacic, the current Croatian side parade stars like Inter Milan’s Ivan Perisic, Luka Modric of Real Madrid, Mario Mandzukic who plays for Juventus and Barcelona midfield star Ivan Rakitic.
