Super Eagles will Beat England to the CoreCore –Gernot Rohr

John Nwogu, OWERRI.

Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr has expressed Optimism that the Super Eagles will beat England when the two teams meet in an International friendly match on June second this year in Wimbley.

Speaking in an Interview. Rohr promised to parade a strong squad that would beat England.

He said he would use the grade A International friendly match between Nigeria and England to test run his first team that would confront Croatia in Nigeria’s first group C match of the World Cup in Russia.

Similarly. the African Nations Championship CHAN will kick-off in Morocco tomorrothaturday 13/1/2018).

Host. Morocco will battle Mauritania in the opening match at half past eight in the night.

Sports Correspondent, John Nwaogu reports that the country’s CHAN Eagles will face Rwanda in their opening match on Monday.

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In another development. the country’s men Handball team will on Wednesday next week engage defending Champions Egypt in one of its group games at the African Nations Handball Championship billed to hold in Gabon.

The team which went on training tour of Benin Republic and Togo will also take on Egypt on Thursday before facing Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday.

Their last group match will be against Morocco on the 22″” of this month. it would be recalled that in the last edition in Egypt, Egypt defeated Nigeria by thirty -four goals to twenty Nigeria also lost to Morocco by twenty-five goals to twenty to finish tenth in the competition. Nigeria is yet to win the Championship after its eleven appearances.

ln tennis , Mary love Edward Won gold on Thursday after beating Koumba Nianagadon of Mali 6-1. 6.0 in the on-going 2018 lTYF, West and Central African qualifiers holding in Togo.

In the boys, fourteen and under. Nigeria’s Usman Kushimo also won gold by beating Mariano Kpodeziaon of Benin Republic 6-4, 6-3. .

Nigeria is currently leading the twelve-Nation Tournament with two gold, one silver and one brogue Medal.