The star of the senior national team of Russia Andrei Mostovoy has played down the absence of the Super Eagles duo of Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen from the team that will play against them on the 6th of June in a friendly game, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Lookman and Osimhen were left out of the Nigerian team by head coach Eric Chelle for various reasons, but primarily due to the long exhausting season they have had for their respective teams.
They won’t be part of the Super Eagles team for the Unity Cup in England and also the friendly game against Russia, but Mostovoy who have been a part of the Russian team since 2020 feels the Super Eagles will still be a formidable team.
“We have normal opponents in June. Belarus was there last year, it will be very interesting with Nigeria. The fact that some of the stars of the Nigerian team will not come does not change anything in terms of the team’s mood, we have played with weaker opponents before*, he told Russian media outlet TASS.
“Nigeria is a very interesting opponent, it will be interesting to play. Of course, we will go into this match with maximum mood.”
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