German coach Gernot Rohr has admitted that the October 13th international friendly against the Selecao of Brazil in Singapore is a very good test for the Super Eagles, even as he vowed to restrict the use of mobile phones and social media while players are on international duty.
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on Monday disclosed on its website that the reigning Copa America champions will be playing two friendly matches against Africa Senegal and Nigeria on 10 and 13 October respectively with the likelihood that star players like Neymar, Roberto Firmino and Philippe Coutinho would be on parade at the National Stadium in Singapore.
“We are happy about this particular match coming up against Brazil even if they are not an African team that we’re going to play in the 2021 AFCON qualifiers,” the former FC Bordeaux manager.“ Of course, it’s Brazil and as such, it’s a big match for us to be played far away in Singapore; and I hope we can have more than two good training sessions before the match (against Brazil) like we had before the match against Ukraine.” Read more
