- Nigeria will host the FIFA world cup trophy on March 3, 2018
- FIFA chose Nigeria among the list of countries hosting the prestigious trophy
- The Super Eagles was the first African country to qualify for the FIFA 2018 World Cup
The original FIFA World Cup trophy which Nigeria’s Super Eagles and 31 other teams will be competing for at the 21st FIFA World Cup finals in Russia next summer, will arrive Nigeria on Saturday, November 4, 2018.
NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, told thenff.com on Wednesday that confirmation has come from world football governing body FIFA, listing Nigeria among the countries where the iconic trophy would be visiting before next year’s major showpiece.
FIFA World Cup trophy to arrive Nigeria March 3 2018
“We have confirmation now. The World Cup trophy will be in Nigeria on 3rd March 2018,” Sanusi said.
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Nigeria became the first African country to qualify for the 32 –team finals when beating Zambia 1-0 in Uyo on October 7, plucking the lone slot from Africa’s so called group of death with one match to spare, but will only know their group phase opponents after the Draw Ceremony at The Kremlin in Moscow on 1st December.
The FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour is usually a chance to see the Original FIFA World Cup Trophy, and this time, fans from all over the world will have the opportunity of seeing the trophy and having their photo taken with the famous trophy.
The 21st FIFA World Cup finals will be staged across 12 venues in 11 cities in the world’s largest nation between Thursday, 14th June and Sunday, 15th July 2018.
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The venues are Ekaterinburg Arena (Ekaterinburg); Kaliningrad Stadium (Kaliningrad); Kazan Arena (Kazan); Luzhniki Stadium and Spartak Stadium (both in Moscow); Nizhny Novgorod Stadium (Nizhny Novgorod); Rostov Arena (Rostov-on-Don); Saint Petersburg Stadium (Saint Petersburg); Samara Arena (Samara); Mordovia Arena (Saransk); Fisht Stadium (Sochi) and; Volgograd Arena (Volgograd).
NAIJ.com reported earlier that Gernot Rohr has invited 24 players for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match away to Algeria and the highly anticipated friendly with Argentina in Russia.
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Source: Sports.naija.ng
ROSY CREST
Wednesday, 1 November 2017