Gernot Rohr
says his Nigeria side remain "a work in progress" and warned they
"won't get carried away with friendly success" after they beat Poland
1-0.
Victor
Moses' second-half penalty saw off Poland on Friday but Nigeria were below par
in front of a vociferous crowd in Wroclaw.
"We've
seen a lot of good things and some things we must work on before the World Cup
in Russia," Rohr said.
They will
face Serbia in another friendly in Barnet, London on Tuesday night.
Rohr has
guided his team to an unexpected qualification - their sixth World Cup
appearance - after taking over from Sunday Oliseh in August 2016.
The win over
Poland will be a huge boost to Nigerian confidence following this victory over
a team ranked sixth in the world, 46 places above the Super Eagles.
It was the
second notable friendly scalp for the Super Eagles after a 4-2 triumph over
2014 World Cup runners-up Argentina last November.
Nigeria face
the two-time World Champions again in the group stage in Russia.
The West
Africans open their Group D campaign against Croatia on 16 June.
They will
then face Iceland on 22 June before finishing with Argentina four days later.
The
three-times African champions will be making a sixth appearance at the World
Cup tournament in Russia.
Nigeria
reached the round of 16 in 1994, 1998 and 2014 but exit the 2002 and 2010
tournaments in the group stages.
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