The FIFA World Cup trophy, which Nigeria’s Super Eagles and 31
other teams will be competing for at the 21st FIFA World Cup finals in Russia
next summer, will arrive in Nigeria on Saturday, 3rd March, 2018.
NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, told thenff.com on
Wednesday that confirmation has come from world football –governing body, FIFA,
that Nigeria is among the countries where the iconic trophy would be visiting
before next year’s major showpiece.
He said “We have confirmation now. The World Cup trophy will be in
Nigeria on 3rd March 2018”.
Nigeria became the first African country to qualify for the 32
–team finals after beating Zambia 1-0 in Uyo on 7th October, plucking the lone
slot from Africa’s so –called group of death with one match to spare, but will
only know their group phase opponents after the Draw Ceremony at The Kremlin in
Moscow on the 1st of December, 2017.
The FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour is usually a chance to see the
Original FIFA World Cup Trophy, and this time, fans from all over the world
will have the opportunity of seeing the trophy and having their photo taken
with the famous diadem from 9th September 2017 to 7th June
2018.
The 21st FIFA World Cup finals will be staged across 12 venues in
11 cities in Russia between Thursday, 14th June and Sunday, 15th July 2018.
The venues are Ekaterinburg Arena (Ekaterinburg), Kaliningrad
Stadium (Kaliningrad), Kazan Arena (Kazan), Luzhniki Stadium and Spartak
Stadium (both in Moscow), Nizhny Novgorod Stadium (Nizhny Novgorod), Rostov
Arena (Rostov-on-Don), Saint Petersburg Stadium (Saint Petersburg), Samara
Arena (Samara), Mordovia Arena (Saransk), Fisht Stadium (Sochi) and Volgograd
Arena (Volgograd).
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