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2021 AFCON Qualifier: Rohr Inspects Teslim Balogun Stadium


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  2021 AFCON Qualifier: Rohr Inspects Teslim Balogun Stadium By Sampson Adedeji As the match-day 5 and 6 of the 2021 African Cup Of Nations qualifiers draw nearer, Nigeria's Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr, on Friday paid a visit to Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, BSNSports.com.ng reports. The Nigeria senior men's team supposed to have secured qualification for the biennial competition in the last two match days but could only manage to secure two points in the double header against Lone Stars of Sierra Leone. There are speculations in the media during the week that Nigeria last home match in the qualifier against Crocodile of Lesotho will come up in Lagos. The three-time African champions hosted Lone Stars of Sierra Leone at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium in Benin, Edo-State. The Franco-German gaffer who arrived in Nigeria last week was at the Teslim Balogun Stadium alongside Nigeria Football Federation first vice president, Barr. Seyi Akinwunmmi on Friday afternoon. Nigeria will face Squirrels of Benin in Port Novo in the match day 5 before hosting Lesotho in match day 6. The 2013 African champions are topping the group L table with 6 points from four matches, closely followed by Benin Republic in the second position with five points.
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Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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