Super Eagles of Nigeria final group D opponents. Argentina were watched by Emmanuel Rohr the son of the coach of the Nigerian team Gernot Rohr in the 1-6 loss they suffered in the hands of Spain in a recent friendly game.
According to the coach of the Nigerian team, his son Emmanuel who is presently studying for a diploma in coaching watched the Argentina against Spain friendly as his spy ahead of Nigeria’s meeting with Argentina at the Russia 2018 World Cup.
Nigeria will take on Argentina on the 26th of June in their last group D game, and Rohr is leaving nothing to chance as he aim to overturn Nigeria’s poor record against Argentina at the World Cup, where Nigeria have lost in all of their four previous meetings with the South American giants.
Emmanuel was at Bordeaux at the time hence made the trip to Madrid to watch the friendly game where he compiled tactical notes on the strength and weakness of the Argentina team on behalf of his father.
” I sent my son Emmanuel who is studying for a diploma in coaching to spy on Argentina during the friendly game against Spain. He gave me a good report on the Argentines after the Spain friendly game. He was not there officially by the Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) “, Rohr said in an exclusive interview published on the print version of SportingLife.
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