GROUP B/Greece v Nigeria:NIGERIA ARE keeping everyone guessing about their plans for their Group B match with Greece today, training in seclusion on the Indian Ocean coast since their defeat by Argentina.

Both sides desperately need points from the clash in Bloemfontein’s Free State Stadium to keep alive their hopes of reaching the second round. The omens do not favour the Greeks.

Nigeria have largely kept their own counsel at their camp at Richards Bay north of Durban, founded as a British army base for their campaign against the Zulus in the 19th Century.

The Super Eagles could take some encouragement from Saturday’s 1-0 defeat against an adventurous Argentina side in Johannesburg, a game lit up by Lionel Messi.

Fortunately, fullback Taye Taiwo recovered quickly after being taken off injured and resumed training on Sunday.

Nigerias Swedish coach Lars Lagerback will have to decide whether to stick with Chinedu Obasi on the right side of the attack, after he started promisingly but tired quickly and was replaced by the experienced Peter Odemwingie on the hour.

For the Greeks, the fact a side built on solid defence let its guard down in a 2-0 defeat by lively South Korea in Port Elizabeth on Saturday is a worry. Coach Otto Rehhagel has warned his players they cannot afford another lapse in concentration. Rehhagel is likely to make several changes, adding some muscle with centre back Socratis Papastathopoulos and Sotiris Kyrgiakos, a rugged defender who can come forward to provide a bigger obstacle for the powerful Nigerians.

However, Greek supporters back home are calling for the head of Rehhagel, who led the team to an unlikely triumph at the 2004 European championships.