Ex-Nigeria Coach Raises Red Flag: Super Eagles Players Will Be Tired Before The World Cup

Ex-Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has warned of a potential danger ahead of the 2018 World Cup as he reckons that most of the key players in the squad will be fatigued heading into the tournament.

Important squad members such as Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi, Brian Idowu, Victor Moses and Abdullahi Shehu have played at least 27 games in all competitions for their respective clubs this term and this workload might affect their performance when the World Cup begins.

''I am very optimistic with this group. It is a young group and this season has been very tedious for most of the players,'' Oliseh told Channels Sports from Liege on Friday.

''I don't know if it is an advantage or disadvantage but most of our players are tired because of the season. I think and pray we'll be fresh for the tournament.''

The former Ajax Amsterdam, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus midfielder has advised that preparations must be prioritized and warned against a repeat of the controversies in the last World Cups.

''Our team, we can't lie to ourselves, preparation is very important, we have to prepare right. Secondly, let us hope we don't have infighting between the team,'' added Oliseh.

The Super Eagles will do battle with Croatia, Iceland and Argentina in Group D of the 2018 World Cup.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel