R. Martinez: "The match with Nigeria can be beneficial in the championship."

2026-06-10 15:53 © afp

The head coach of the Portugal national team, Roberto Martínez, praised the Nigeria national team before the friendly matches:

"I believe that when playing against such a team, we must pay attention to the main points.

Competing against the Nigeria national team's attackers can be useful in the upcoming match against the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

"I hope that the Nigerians will be very competitive. I liked their last friendly match against Poland.

I like the coach's ideas. I think this team, using different systems, can adapt different players to different positions.”

The Portugal national team will face the national teams of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uzbekistan, and Colombia in friendly matches.