MEMBERS of the Super Eagles squad have begun arriving in camp ahead of Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Algeria's Desert Foxes taking place in the Akwa Ibom State capital Uyo.
Having won their first game away to Zambia last month, the Eagles are looking to make it six points from two matches, so are keen to win against Algeria tomorrow. In what has been dubbed the group of death, Nigeria is seeking a sole qualification alongside Zambia, Algeria and Cameroon for the 2018 World Cup taking place in Russia.
Head coach Gernot Rohr has expressed satisfaction with the options he has in the squad, stating that it was nice to have new players coming in. Already, the likes of Leon Balogun, Victor Moses, Odion Ighalo and Oghenekaro Etebo have already arrived in the camp which opened yesterday.
Mr Rohr said: “It is good to have so many options and not just one list with same players for all the matches. We have to analyse the matches and we also have to keep eyes on our players because we have started building a new team with many young players.
“Algeria will come to Uyo very well prepared against us. So mathematically, it was a good operation for us that we won in Ndola and we are the only team that have three points after the first round of matches.”
He added that his preparations for the match has included assessing players in their clubs since the Eagles could not play friendly games. Mr Rohr said the Eagles will strive to maintain their winning streak which the team has enjoyed since he took over.
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