SUPER Eagles defender, Leon Balogun and his German Bundesliga side, Mainz 05 will travel to Marbella, Spain to prepare for the second half of the season at a winter training camp.
The Zerofivers announced on Thursday that they would train at the Estadio Municipal San Pedro de Alcántara from 4th to 10th January and they will stay at the Kempinski Hotel.
Mainz have also confirmed a friendly match against Swiss first division side FC Thun as part of preparations for the second half of the 2016/17 Bundesliga season.
Head coach Martin Schmidt worked at Thun as the club’s U21s coach for two years before his move to Mainz in 2010. The match will take place at 14:00 CET at the Bruchwegstadion
Meanwhile, Balogun is expected to feature in the Zerofivers game against Bayern Munich tonight at the OPEL ARENA.
Ahead the game tonight, Schmidt has charged the Nigerian and his mates to work well together in order to get a good result at the Bundesliga giants.
"We have to create chances and make the most of them.
More importantly, every player, from the goalkeeper to the striker, has to give 100% percent. Teams have already shown this season that there are ways to keep Bayern at bay.
"Our formation and tactics won’t be the decisive factor, instead it will be our mentality and desire to win that will be the most important,” noted Schmidt his pre-match media chat.
