Nigeria's World Cup base camp: Win a trip to Russia with Coca-Cola

With the Russia World Cup now just few weeks, Goal takes a look at where the Super Eagles will be based throughout the group stages

Nigeria would be hoping to make a positive impact when they make their sixth World Cup appearance in Russia.

Gernot Rohr’s men have been zoned in Group D against Argentina, Croatia and Iceland for a chance to reach the knockout phase.

The Super Eagles begin their campaign against Croatia on June 16 at Kaliningrad Stadium.

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Each nation has now been handed a hotel and a training site which is located a short distance from each other. The squads will be approximately an hour's drive from an airport and they will stay in their designated areas for at least the group stage of the competition.

GROUP D

TEAM	LOCATION	TEAM HOTEL	TRAINING SITE
Argentina	Moscow Region	Training base Bronnitsy	Training site at Stadium of Syroyezhkin Sports School
Iceland	Gelendzhik	Resort Centre Nadezhda	Olymp Stadium
Croatia	Leningrad Region	Woodland Rhapsody Resort	Roschino Arena
Nigeria	Essentuki	Sanatorium Istochnik	Essentuki Arena

John Obi Mikel and his Nigeria team-mates will take up the training centre in the town of Istochnik.

Iceland's home for the group stages will be Gelendjik, a town on the Black Sea coast, while Croatia will be based in the historical centre of Saint Petersburg. They will use the Roschino Arena as their training base, a facility built specifically for the World Cup.

For Argentina, they will take up the training centre in the town of Bronnitsy, often used as the home of other national sports in Russia.

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For terms and condition, visit the Coca-Cola Facebook page. Competiton ends on April 30, 2018.

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