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Tickets for Super Eagle’s international friendly against Poland in Wrocław have been sold out.

Super Eagles will lock horns with the White and Reds at the Municipal Stadium on Friday evening, with Ticketbits this morning announcing that a full house can be expected.

“The 42,000 tickets for this game have been sold out, the company responsible for this has announced,” top Polish journalist Piotr Kozminski was quoted by various Nigeria portals.

It will be their first tune-up match en-route the World Cup in Russia in less than three months from today.

“There is high expectation around the team leading to the World Cup in Russia and it will be a major disappointment if they do not go past a first round group that also has Colombia, Senegal and Japan.

“The Polish FA boss, Zbigniew Boniek, a famous player in his playing days, said he expects Poland not to lose their opening game against Senegal and for Colombia and Poland go through,”he added.

Nigeria are drawn in Group D alongside Croatia, South American powerhouse Argentina and tournament’s dark horses Iceland.

The Eagles, who will be making their sixth World Cup appearance in Russia this year, are looking to win their first game against Croatia at the Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad on June 16.

Poland, who are housed in Group H alongside Japan and will open their Russia 2018 campaign against Senegal on June 19 in Moscow.

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