Nigeria defender Ejike Uzoenyi stretches on Sunday during a training session ahead of the Super Eagles' 2014 World Cup Group G opener against Iran. Behrouz Mehir / AFP / June 15, 2014
Nigeria defender Ejike Uzoenyi stretches on Sunday during a training session ahead of the Super Eagles' 2014 World Cup Group G opener against Iran. Behrouz Mehir / AFP / June 15, 2014
Nigeria defender Ejike Uzoenyi stretches on Sunday during a training session ahead of the Super Eagles' 2014 World Cup Group G opener against Iran. Behrouz Mehir / AFP / June 15, 2014
Nigeria defender Ejike Uzoenyi stretches on Sunday during a training session ahead of the Super Eagles' 2014 World Cup Group G opener against Iran. Behrouz Mehir / AFP / June 15, 2014

Photos: Nigeria’s ‘Super Eagles’ making training look cool


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Nigeria trained on Sunday for their World Cup opener in Group F play against Iran and, well, it resulted in some pretty cool shots.
Scroll through above, and you'll catch defender Ejike Uzoenyi defying physics, Uche Nwofor looking like he's jumping really, really high, and a few other sweet-looking images from the training session, which was held at Baixada Arena in Curitiba where the two sides will play.
And when you've finished clicking through, take a read of John Obi Mikel's thoughts ahead of the match and read Gary Meenaghan on what the Super Eagles can expect to see from their opponents.
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