Super Eagles' first opponents at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Iran, have arrived South Africa for their first pre-World Cup training camp.
The Iranians landed in the rainbow nation on Tuesday with only 11 players and no goalkeeper.
A local media reported that more of their players would join the team later.
It was gathered that Iran are in Africa to have a feel of the physical play that characterise African teams
* Iranian national football team are in South Africa for World Cup preparation
Iran, coached by Portugal’s Carlos Queiroz, may be considered as an outsider in the group that sees them play against Argentina, Nigeria, and Bosnia-Herzegovina but their solid organisation could spell doom for those who take them for granted.
Not many people know that Argentina and Iran met for the first and only time in 1977 and the match ended 1-1 in Madrid. They may be making their debut but they have resilient players.
The Nigeria Football Federation, however, is not taking anything to chance as they have delegated some coaches to South Africa to spy on the Iranian team.
A source from the NFF said that they would be sending their coaches to keep an eye on the Iranians that many soccer fans have written off as no opposition for the Eagles.
‘’We’re very much aware that they are in South Africa and our coaches are there to watch them’’, our reliable source said.
Coach Stephen Keshi has overtime stated that he was not afraid of any team and would not underestimate any of his opponents in Brazil.
‘’We’re African Champions and as Nigerians, we respect our opponents but not afraid of them’’, he said.
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