Brazil vs Nigeria: Super Eagles stars arrive Singapore ahead of international friendly

Brazil vs Nigeria: Super Eagles stars arrive Singapore ahead of international friendly

- Brazil vs Nigeria friendly clash is set to go down in Singapore on Sunday, October 13

- Super Eagles stars have landed and are checking into their hotel rooms

- The match is scheduled for 1pm Nigerian time at the Singapore National Stadium

Nigeria's Super Eagles will battle five-time world champions Brazil in an international friendly match in Singapore on Sunday, October 13.

The squad mainly made up of foreign based stars were checking into their hotel rooms after landing in the Asian country.

Gernot Rohr's men will hope they can give the south American side a run for their money despite parading world class players like Neymar, Coutinho, Firmino and others.

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Meanwhile, Leicester City's Wilfred Ndidi and William Troost-Ekong were sighted signing autographs and taking pictures with the fans.

The three time African champions nearly beat Ukraine last month in a test game but for two late goals which made the two sides shared the spoils at the end of the game.

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Earlier this summer, Nigeria beat Tunisia to finish third best team on the continent and won their eighth bronze medal in the history of the competition.

The Eagles after last month's friendly retain their third position on the FIFA ranking in Africa, while dropping one spot on the global stage to 33rd.

Legit.ng earlier reported that Nigeria will trade tackle with Brazil in an international friendly on Sunday, October 13, at the Singapore National Stadium.

With days to the hostilities, the Selecao technical bench has identified one Super Eagles star they must keep a close tab on during the match.

Super Eagles Franco-German manager Gernot Rohr is expected to hand starting role to Iwobi alongside Victor Osimhen, Samuel Chukwueze, Joe Aribo and others during the clash with the five-time world champions.

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Oluwatomiwa Babalola Oluwatomiwa Babalola is a former sports editor at Legit.ng. He has over eight years of field and office experience in the media industry. He graduated from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism in 2014 with HND in Mass Communication.

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