The first 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Chipolopo of Zambia and Super Eagles of
Nigeria will kick off at 2.30pm Zambia time (1.30pm Nigeria time) on Sunday,
Sportinglens.blogspot.com can report.
Football
Association of Zambia (FAZ) officias hinted that football –loving Zambia President
Edgar Chagwa Lungu is expected to be special guest of honour at Sunday’s match.
However, Super
Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr has allayed fears over the invisibility
of the Chipolopolo of Zambia at home boasting that he knows the strength and
the weaknesses of the host team.
Nigeria will
slug it out with Zambia on Sunday in a fierce battle for the only ticket for
the World Cup which also comprise of other top African teams Algeria and
Cameroun. Rohr is not afraid of winning his first world cup qualifier away from home.
“We have the
video of the last five games of the Zambian team. We are also aware of the fact
that they have changed their coach so it can be a bit different (in technic and
style) but I think the Coach will present the same players against us in Ndola.
“We know
them (Zambians) very well. We have watched their video clips of their last five
games together two days ago (Wednesday) and yesterday (Thursday) too. We know
much about the team. What we don’t know is the strategy the new coach will
employ since he is a new Coach handling the team now.
“But we have
professional players that know the situation so we can have good adaptation
concerning the situation. The Zambian Coach can employ another strategy but we
have our strategy and we will play our game. The most important thing is our
team not the other team.”
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