Super Eagles Observe First Training Session Ahead Crucial Liberia, Cape Verde Ties

Super Eagles Observe First Training Session Ahead Crucial Liberia, Cape Verde Ties Ahead of the crucial matches against Liberia and Cape Verde, the Super Eagles of Nigeria held their first training session at the training pitch of the Grand Stade de Tanger, Morocco with 21 players present, BSNSports.com.ng reports. Gernot Rohr took charge of the session alongside his assistant coaches, while Alloy Agu, the team’s goalkeeper trainer drilled the duo of Maduka Okoye and Daniel Akpeyi. The team is getting set although the trio of Victor Osimhen, Odion Ighalo and John Noble are yet to hit the camp. The Super Eagles will take on the Lone Star of Liberia in a matcday five day encounter at the Grande Stade de Tanger on Saturday. Nine-pointer Nigeria need all three points from the encounter with the Lone Star in order to stay in contention to star in the knockout phase of the World Cup qualifiers, set for March 2022. Only the group winners will proceed to the knockout phase that will be a home-and-away exercise to produce Africa’s five flagbearers in Qatar. Cape Verde’s Blue Sharks, who hosts Central African Republic in Mindelo on Saturday, have seven points and will be hoping the Super Eagles stumble in North Africa. However, the Super Eagles have scaled the hurdle in their last three major qualifying campaigns with matches to spare, and are confident they could reach the knockout round before the final day of the qualifiers by beating Liberia, and hoping Cape Verde are unhinged on home soil by the Beasts. The three-time African champions will then host the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde in their final group game next week Tuesday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos