Russia 2018 - Croatia vs Nigeria: Arsenal gives Super Eagles support to beat Croatia

English Premier League side, Arsenal is supporting the Super Eagles to beat Croatia intheir World Cup Group Dclash at the Kaliningrad Stadium Russia today.

The Gunners have madeit clear that they will be rooting for the Super Eagles on the biggest stage as one of their own, Alex Iwobi, plays for the West Africans.

Iwobi was undoubtedlySuper Eagles’most outstanding player during the six pre-WorldCup friendlies. He is expected to be included in the starting eleven, Daily Post reported.“When you remember your #WorldCup starts today.

Good luck tonight, @alexiwobi

– we’ll be backing you. #CRO v#NGA kicks off at 8pm (UK time) #BIG18 #SoarSuperEagles,”Arsenal wrote on Twitter.

When you remember your#WorldCupstarts TODAY Good luck tonight,@alexiwobi

– we'll be backing you #CROv#NGAkicks off at 8pm (UK time)#BIG18#SoarSuperEagles pic.twitter.com/qI9JuVqRVW

— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal)June 16, 2018

Iwobi turned out for England’s youth teams before he committed hisinternational future to Nigeria in 2015.Ahead of the World Cup match this evening, Captain of Nigeria national team, John Obi Mikel, has finally spokenabout the decision of coach Gernot Rohr to name Francis Uzoho as first choice goalkeeper of the Super Eagles.

Uzoho has played just six games for the Super Eagles and plays as firstchoice keeper for Deportivo La Coruna B team who are in the Spanish third division.Uzoho is the youngest player in Rohr’s team forthe World Cup at the ageof 19 but Mikel believes he has shown enough to prove that he won’t be out of sort if named in the starting line up against Croatia.

Mikel disclosed the qualities that handed Uzoho an edge over other goalkeepers.At a pre match conference organised ahead of today’s game against Croatia in Kaliningrad, Mikel said,“He (Uzoho) is young but the good thing about him is that he isalways calm even under pressure.”Also, Brazil’s president, Michel Temer has expressed his best wishes for Nigeria’s Super Eagles as the team play its first game at Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Temer said this when Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyema, paid him a courtesy visit in Brasilia.

A statement by the Media Aide to Onyema, Ms Sarah Sanda, on Saturday in Abuja, said the minister was on a week working visit to Brazil.

Temer’s support was coming as Nigeria’s Super Eagles kick off their Russia 2018 World Cup campaign on Saturday, with a match against Croatia.