’Tana AiyejinaSuper Eagles gaffer Gernot Rohr says players of the national team will have access to their wives and girlfriends on designated days at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Previously, there had been controversies surrounding roles of wives and girlfriends of the players at major competitions, when the team performed poorly. Asked if he would allow the players to see their wives and girlfriends, Rohr said he won’t deny them access to their ‘families.”“Normally, every team give a day for the players to see their families. He expressed confidence that the Eagles stood a chance of advancing from Group D of the World Cup, which also has two-time champions Argentina and European sides Croatia and Iceland. “Our first list of 35 players must be done one month before the World Cup.

Source: Punch January 19, 2018 23:15 UTC