..Everton Star Lead DR Congo to face Nigeria
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Everton FC of England forward, Yannick Bolasie will lead a 32-man DR Congo squad dominated by overseas professional players for a May 28 World Cup warm-up game against Nigeria in Port Harcourt.
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr name 30-man provisional squad on Monday. The friendly game will be used to access some of the players on the list.
Some players who are in the national team for the first may likely play the game to further examine whether they are worthy to be in Russia.
Other top professional players of DR Congo are Paul Jose Mpoku (Standard Liege/Belgium), Benik Afobe (Bournemouth), Cedric Bakambu (China) and Chancel Mbemba (Newcastle United).
DRC will use this match to prepare for a 2019 AFCON qualifier against Liberia.
The team will fly into Nigeria on a special chartered flight on May 25.
Super Eagles will play Athletico Madrid, England in international friendly matches in preparation for the world cup.
Source: newsheadline.com
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