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Rohr targets win over Czech Republic

 

The Super Eagles have the objective of coming out of Wednesday’s friendly against the Czech Republic
with a win to set them in great psychological tune for the FIFA World Cup finals.

Coach Gernot Rohr said on Tuesday that a win would be the target, against the backdrop of consecutive
losses in friendly matches against Serbia and England and with Nigeria’s first match of the FIFA World
Cup against Croatia only 10 days away.

“We will go for victory that would boost spirit and earn team confidence ahead of our first match in
Russia. It would not be an easy pick but we will work hard for it.”

Wednesday’s encounter at the Rudolf Tonn Stadium – a multi-use facility in Rannersdorf, a city in the
sub-division of Schwechat, outside Vienna – will be the third official meeting between both countries.

Nigeria and then Czechoslovakia drew 1-1 in a group phase match at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, with
Vizek scoring for the Czechs in the first half and Henry Nwosu equalizing for the Eagles with six
minutes left on the clock. Nigerian forward Emmanuel Osigwe had a goal from a long range free –kick
disallowed.

The Czechs edged their second meeting in Rabat on 11th December 1996 by two goals to one – as part of
the King Hassan Cup Tournament.

Team spirit was further lifted ahead of the match following the arrival of backroom staff members
Nnaemeka Anozie (Team Physiotherapist), Chidi Ngoka (Equipment Manager) and Labaran Awaku
(Equipment Officer) from London.

The three persons were denied entry visas into Austria by that country’s embassy in Nigeria, but the
Nigeria Football Federation approached the Embassy of Austria in the United Kingdom, with the
assistance of the Nigeria High Commission in London, and the visas were issued on Tuesday.

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