2018 W/Cup Draw: Nigeria Not Scared Of Any Team – Rohr

Nigeria football coach, Gernot Rohr says the Super Eagles are ready to meet any team ahead of the December 1 Final Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals.

The German tactician who arrived Moscow on Wednesday, was recently handed a two-year contract deal by the Nigerian FA, for taking the country to next year’s FIFA Mundial.

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The 64-year-old coach said there are no weak team in the 32 countries that qualified for the competition.

“All the teams that are in the Final Draw, except the host nation Russia, played qualifying matches. They all emerged from tough encounters and therefore, none can be tagged ‘weak’.

“In the next 24 hours, we will enter the State Kremlin Palace for the Final Draw and a couple of hours later, everyone will know their opponents. There is no apprehension. If you have to be listed among the best, you have to conquer the better teams and even beat some of the best.”

Super Eagles were seeded in the Pot 4 and could be drawn with football power houses like Germany, Brazil, Portugal and Argentina.

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The World Cup, which will feature 32 teams, takes place between 14 June and 15 July, 2018.

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