Kicking off!

On Wednesday, Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr released the names of 28 players he has invited to camp preparatory to the two international friendly matches against Poland and Serbia.

As expected, he retained the core of the Super Eagles team that qualified Nigeria for the 2018 World Cup. He, however, extended invitation to few other players he wants to watch more closely in order to assess their suitability or otherwise for the World Cup.

Consequently, he invited foreign based players like Joel Obi who has been in and out of the team, Brian Idowu, Tyronne Ebuehi, Ola Aina and two members of the 2018 CHAN, Gabriel Okechukwu, Stephen Eze and others for trials.

Our cover story is an attempt to read what is going through the mind of the Super Eagles gaffer as he prepares his team for the two international friendlies.

Read the cover story to know the players who stand a chance of gate-crashing Super Eagles 2018 World Cup squad.

We also serve you the interesting interview we had with the technical adviser of Kano Pillars FC, Ibrahim Musa. He told us that his main target is to win his first league title as technical adviser of the ‘masu gida’ boys at the end of the season.

David Billington Premier League Column is steaming with captivating stories. If you want to know what is happening to embattled Chelsea and Arsenal managers, just read his column.

In golf, legendary Tiger Woods has warned young golfers like Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas that he and Phil Mickelson could be forces to reckon with at next month’s US Masters.

And women tennis world number one, Simona Halep has said she is ready to do great things on court now that she’s fast learning how to accept the good and the bad.

We round up this plush package with European Football Round Up. Premiership giants, Manchester United and Liverpool will clash this afternoon in the battle for second place finish.

This is indeed a mouth-watering fixture you cannot afford to miss.

Enjoy your weekend.