Algeria and Watford midfielder, Adlene Guedioura, has said he is looking forward to meeting his club teammates, Odion Ighalo and Isaac Success, when Nigeria host Algeria on the second game of the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier come November in Uyo, saying the duo are his enemies now.
Guedioura was in Algeria team that drew 1-1 at home against Cameroon last weekend.
But striker Ighalo, who was excused to bury his late father, and Success who was said to be injured, were not in the Nigerian squad that beat Zambia 2-1 in Ndola.
However, the duo might be part of the team that will face the Algerian side when they come visiting next month.
The 30-year-old told watfordfc.com, “I said to them I won’t talk to them until next month because they are my enemies now.
“Of course it’s a joke, but it will be a pleasure to play against them. It’s special to meet teammates who you are used to training with every day and to play against them in one game, so it’s quite good and strange at the same time.
“It’s going to be an important game for us. I’m sure we’ll have a good welcome from the Nigerian people and from Ighalo and Isaac, but when we go into the pitch they’re not going to be my teammates or my friends any more.
“It’s going to be a tough game and I can’t wait for it.”
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