Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr, will use a test game against Nigeria premier league club Akwa United to ascertain the fitness of his players and also gauge the technical demands of the match venue.
A team official told africanFootball.com that Wednesday’s friendly against Akwa United is at the instance of the Eagles coach.
“Rohr said he wishes to fully ascertain the match fitness of his call-ups as well as have a practical measurement of the size of the pitch of the Akwa Ibom International Stadium.”
Rohr has called up 23 players comprising mostly foreign based players like Chelsea’s Mikel Obi and Victor Moses as well as Ahmed Musa and Ogenyi Onazi.
Saturday’s African Nations Cup (AFCON) qualifier against Tanzania will be Rohr’s first match in charge of Nigeria.