Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, has accepted the team's underdog status as the Mundial gets underway in Russia, next month.
Nigeria, which is rated number 47th in the world by FIFA, is the least among other countries in Group D that include favourite, Argentina (fifth), Croatia (18th) and Iceland (22), and has been tipped not to qualify from the group.
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