(SportingAlert.com) — Nigeria take on fellow World Cup qualifiers Greece in a pre-tournament game this evening at PPL ParK in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Among the starters for the African giants are English Premier League players Peter Odemwingie, John Mikel Obi and Victor Moses, while Kenneth Omeruo and Emmanuel Emenike also start as well.
Meanwhile, for Greece, Celtic forward Georgios Samaras starts this time on the substitutes’ bench, but is expected to get some time.
Nigeria drew its last two World Cup tune-up games, playing to a 2-2 draw with Scotland last week and a 0-0 tie against Mexico prior to that.
The Super Eagles will complete their World Cup preparation on Saturday in their final friendly against the United States at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida.
Greece played to a scoreless draw with Portugal in their last warmup game last week Saturday.
Nigeria will compete in Group F alongside Iran, Argentina and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The African side’s first game is on June 16 against Iran.
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