Super Eagles skipper, Mikel Obi, has stated that the team has a unified goal of making it past what many would call the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup ‘Group of Death’.
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This statement comes after the disenchantment fans were faced with during the Super Eagles pre-world cup friendlies run. To clear the air, captain Mikel Obi has assured fans that each player is motivated and ready to put in his very best to push the Super Eagles into the next round and make Nigerian history at the World Cup.
“That is the motivation. We have given ourselves the target of coming out of this group just like we did in the African qualifying group that everyone gave the same tag. This group is probably the toughest in the tournament; everyone is calling it the ‘group of death’.
“Croatia is a very good team with a lot of top class players and we have to be at our very best against them. It is the dream of every footballer to play at the FIFA World Cup and we have to live that dream on Saturday.” He continued, “As our coach has said, we worked hard at both the camp in Austria and since we got to the team base camp in Essentuki. Our Football Federation also did well to get us to prepare in very good places devoid of distraction and now, it is our responsibility to do the nation proud by starting well against Croatia.”
— Obi
The Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked-off on June 14 with host team Russia proving their worth as they pummeled opponents, Saudi Arabi 5-0 at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow.
This win means that Russia has never lost their opening match in any of the 21 editions of the FIFA World Cup.