However, now Ninja fans will have to leave the live chickens on the field after the 2018 FIFA World Cup banned them from bringing them to the stadium to cheer. The reason given by Russia is to ensure security.
Tomorrow morning (September 17), Gernot Rohr's team will have the opening match of Group D against Croatia in Kaliningrad. According to Russian Tourism Minister Andrei Ermak, their data center received many different questions.
Nigeria fans have questioned whether they can bring the chicken to the stadium. Its their symbol. Everyone sees them in games, Ermak said. "We told them that we cannot bring live chickens into the stadium."
Interestingly, while the nickname of the Nigeria team is Super Eagles, fans consider the chicken as the symbol of their team.
