Nigeria\u2019s Super Eagles have arrived in the southern Russia town of Volgograd ahead of Friday\u2019s must-win FIFA World Cup Group D encounter against Iceland.<\/p>\n
A statement from the spokesperson of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ademola Olajire read that they flew from their Essentuki base on Thursday morning and were settled in their Hampton-by-Hilton Volgograd Hotel a little after 1pm.<\/p>\n
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that focus has been on the encounter with the Euro 2016 quarter finalists since Eagles\u2019 loss to Croatia in Kaliningrad on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Victory against the feisty Scandinavians will renew hope for a place in the knockout rounds while defeat would mean early and unflattering elimination from the quadrennial showpiece.<\/p>\n
The statement quoted Coach Gernot Rohr as saying that he had been drawn to a plethora of suggestions in the media space on best formations, patterns and appropriate player-position-cum-strength postulations following the reverse against Croatia.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have watched the game against Croatia again to see our mistakes so that we can correct them.<\/p>\n
\u201dIt will be a tough game, because we have to be at our best and be more professional with our defending especially from set-pieces.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to be fully focused and not lose concentration all through the game and I believe with hard work we can get a good result.<\/p>\n
\u201dIn truth, there is no need to add to the pressure we have now. More pressure on the team will not necessarily translate to better results,\u201d Rohr was quoted as saying. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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