Fifa To NFF, Rohr: You Must Decide On World Cup Base By January 31
Published: December 12, 2017
The general secretary of the Local Organizing Committee Russia 2018 World Cup Alexey Sorokin has stated that all the 32 participating teams, including Nigeria, must decide on their World Cup bases by January 31.
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr revealed last week that the Nigerian national team have chosen to stay in Southern Russia, between Sochi and Volgograd, in the countryside throughout the duration of the tournament but that decision can be changed before the deadline of January 31.
''Virtually all the teams have already decided on the bases. But so far we can not say who and where they will be,'' Sorokin told championat.com.
''Moreover, they can change their decision by January 31. The Moscow region and the south of Russia are in special demand, as well as several bases in the Leningrad region.
''In all, 70 bases were offered for selection, but we knew that there will be only 32. We will have to upset some regions, but these are the realities of the World Cup.
''In addition, we did not have to build anything: we specifically chose bases where there are five or four-star hotels''.
Explaining why Nigeria chose Southern Russia, Rohr told football365.fr : ''We will be far from everything, with opportunities for care and excellent conditions of recovery between games. At 500 meters altitude, it will not be too hot.''
Nigeria have been pitted against Argentina, Croatia and Iceland in Group D of the 2018 World Cup.
Igho Kingsley
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr revealed last week that the Nigerian national team have chosen to stay in Southern Russia, between Sochi and Volgograd, in the countryside throughout the duration of the tournament but that decision can be changed before the deadline of January 31.
''Virtually all the teams have already decided on the bases. But so far we can not say who and where they will be,'' Sorokin told championat.com.
''Moreover, they can change their decision by January 31. The Moscow region and the south of Russia are in special demand, as well as several bases in the Leningrad region.
''In all, 70 bases were offered for selection, but we knew that there will be only 32. We will have to upset some regions, but these are the realities of the World Cup.
''In addition, we did not have to build anything: we specifically chose bases where there are five or four-star hotels''.
Explaining why Nigeria chose Southern Russia, Rohr told football365.fr : ''We will be far from everything, with opportunities for care and excellent conditions of recovery between games. At 500 meters altitude, it will not be too hot.''
Nigeria have been pitted against Argentina, Croatia and Iceland in Group D of the 2018 World Cup.
Igho Kingsley
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