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RUSSIA 2017 WORLD CUP: NIGERIAN COACH NAMES AUTOMATIC MEMBERS OF HIS SUPPER EAGLES SQUAD

Nigerian supper Eagles caoch Gernot Rohr, has indexed country wide group players who will automatically make his crew for the 2018 FIFA international Cup tournament in Russia. They include captain John Obi Mikel, Victor Moses, Balogun and William Troost-Ekong.

 “we have a few very experienced gamers, inclusive of our captain John Obi Mikel (Tianjin Teda, China). Our significant defenders William Troost-Ekong (Bursaspor, Turkey) and Leon Balogun (Mainz, Germany) are also very important to us,” the Eagles educate said in an interview with football Laduma.

 “we have players together with Victor Moses (Chelsea, England) and Alex Iwobi (Arsenal, England) – they're also very crucial for us.

“we've got many younger players, and all people has a role to play in our team. “however the maximum essential leaders are our captain Mikel, the vice-captain Ogenyi Onazi, and Ahmed Musa also.

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