By ISAAC DANIEL
Super Eagles Captain, William Troost-Ekong has assured victory for the Super Eagles of Nigeria in their Friday international friendly match
against Russia. The Nigeria captain has stated that Nigeria is already battle ready, according to Super Eagles Update.
The three-time African champions will take on Valery Karpin’s side in a friendly at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow on Friday night.
“This is not my first time in Moscow and Russia, I have already played in Krasnodar and Volgograd and other cities in 2018,” Troost-Ekong said in a pre-match press conference.
“Yesterday we walked around the city a little, visited Red Square. But we are here on business – this is not a tourist trip. Together with the coach, we have already discussed how we will act in the match.
“I don’t know much about the Russian team now. We understand that the team has changed a lot. Over the past three days, we’ve watched a lot of videos to better understand what they’re playing.
“We’re taking this opponent very seriously. We know that the Russian team hasn’t conceded a single goal in the last few matches – we’ll try to change that tomorrow.”
“We have seen that the Russian team plays aggressively, often using a 4-3-3 formation and high pressing,” added the centre-back.
“This will not be an easy task for us, but I will not go into details. We know both the strengths and weaknesses of this team.”
