#RUSSIA2018: Roma Backs Nigeria to Win the FIFA World Cup this Summer
Italian Serie A side AS Roma has come out to officially back Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup in Russia in a series of tweets. Italy won’t be coming to the world cup, so Roma has decided to back Nigeria at this summer’s World Cup.
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The club who had earlier posted news of the Super Eagles squad and one of Nigeria president Muhammadu Buhari’s personal assistants thanked Roma for the gestures.
In response, the Italian club posted: “good luck to the squad at the @FIFAWorldCup in Russia.
“Italy won’t be there, so #ASRoma will be supporting our own players and the #SuperEagles – #ForzaSuperEagles.”
The Italian side currently who has two Nigerians in the club, Nura Abdullahi and Umar Sadiq neither of whom have been included in the Super Eagles preliminary World Cup squad.
Abdullahi spent last season on loan at Italian rivals Perugia while Sadiq was at Dutch side NAC Breda.
Egypt may well be disappointed not to get Roma’s backing given that the Pharaohs’ key striker Mohamed Salah spent two seasons at the club.
Nigeria has been drawn in Group D at the World Cup and will play Argentina, Iceland and Croatia.
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