Nigeria Reveals Super Eagles’ World Cup Program

EZEUGO MICHAEL 

To several applauses and commendation for good planning and focus, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on Wednesday in Lagos made public its 2018 FIFA World Cup program for the Super Eagles, revealing venues and dates for six pre-World Cup friendly matches, kit launch, camping programmes and venues, the team base camp, sponsors’ event and how the team will travel during the World Cup finals proper.

NFF President Amaju Pinnick unfurled the entire program at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, immediately after the contract signing with Coca-Cola.

The program explained that the Eagles will play Poland, Serbia, Democratic Republic of Congo, England, Czech Republic an a yet-to-be-named South American team on the way to the World Cup finals in Russia.

On 7^th February in London, kit sponsors NIKE will unveil the official kit the Eagles will use at the World Cup finals, while a Sponsors/Partners event will hold also in London hours after the friendly with England’s Three Lions at Wembley on 2^nd June.

The team’s first phase camping will hold in Abuja or Uyo between 22^nd and 30^th May, while the second phase camping will hold at a health resort in Austria 3^rd – 11^th June.

The close camp at the Eagles’ official World Cup team base camp is at Yessentuki, Stavropol Territory in Russia’s southern region, starting 11^th June.

KEY DATES

7^th February: NIKE to launch official kit in London

23^rd March: Friendly Vs Poland in Warsaw

27^th March: Friendly Vs Serbia in London

22^nd May – 30^th May: First Phase Camping in Abuja/Uyo

28^th May: Friendly Vs DR Congo in Abuja/Uyo

2^nd June: Friendly Vs England in London. (Same night, Sponsors/Partners event in London)

3^rd – 11^th June: Second Phase camping in Austria                      

6^th June: Friendly Vs Czech Republic in Austria

9^th June: Friendly Vs TBC in Austria

From 11^th June: Close camp at team base camp in Yessentuki