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EXTRA TIME: Nigeria release official World Cup team picture

Nigeria have released the official team picture for the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia.

The portrait featured 17 team officials in green shirts and 23 players in white shirts.

Majority of the backroom staff and coaching crew sat in the front row while the players formed the second and third rows, standing.

The Team. Ready to take Russia by storm. Send in your best wishes. #SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong #BelieveYouCan #ImpossibleIsNothing

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The Super Eagles started their preparation for the global football fiesta in Russia with 30 players before Junior Lokosa, Uche Agbo, Stephen Eze, Dele Ajiboye and Moses Simon [injury] were dropped.