By Tolu Atobatele
The race for a spot at the FIFA world cup in Qatar next year is gathering momentum as the country biggest brand of soccer the Super Eagles will begin a chase for one of the six tickets available on the Continent to feature at tournament.
The Super Eagles will host the Leone Stars of Liberia on Friday, September 3 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos in matchday one of the qualification series.
A few days ago, the team’s technical adviser coach Gernot Rohr released a 30 man list of players that will prosecute the game against the Leone Stars and Cape Verde in matchday two on September 7 away to Cape Verde.
The Eagles who are due to feature at the AFCON tournament in Cameroon next January will want to consolidate on their hundred per cent record during the AFCON qualifiers when they tackle Liberia this weekend.
Nigeria is drawn in the same group with Liberia, Caper Verde and the Central African Republic, CAR.
