{"id":158873,"date":"2025-04-07T22:15:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T21:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/friendly-eric-chelle-to-line-up-strongest-team-for-russia"},"modified":"2025-04-15T12:01:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T11:01:45","slug":"friendly-eric-chelle-to-line-up-strongest-team-for-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/friendly-eric-chelle-to-line-up-strongest-team-for-russia","title":{"rendered":"Friendly: \u00c9ric Chelle to line up strongest team for Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle, will use his strongest team for the international friendly against Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The historic friendly will hold in Moscow on Friday, June 6.<\/p>\n<p>It will be the first-ever meeting between Nigeria and Russia at full international level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe core of the team from the matches against Rwanda and Zimbabwe will get another chance to play against Russia in the friendly,\u201d the coach told SCORENigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The Super Eagles are also scheduled to take part in a four-nation tournament in England in June.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago are the three other countries that will compete in the competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle, will use his strongest team for the international friendly against Russia. The historic friendly will hold in Moscow on Friday, June 6. 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