Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualifier: "Draw Against Cape Verde Is Like A Win For Nigeria - Rohr

Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualifier: "Draw Against Cape Verde Is Like A Win For Nigeria - Rohr Sampson Adedeji Head Coach of Nigeria's Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has stated that securing a playoff spot was the team target and that is what they achieved after the 1-1 draw at home to Cape Verde in the last group C encounter of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, BSNsports.com.ng can report. Despite scoring first through Victor Osimhen in the second minute, Nigeria could only settle for a 1-1 draw against the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde. The performance of the team drew a lot of criticism from the team supporters across the country. The Franco-German gaffer said they have the intention of scoring the second goal but when they were unable they had to settle for a draw which is enough to progress. "First of all, sometimes a draw can be like a victory,” Rohr said after the game. That was the case today because we wanted to qualify, and we knew that a draw was already qualification.” “It was not an easy game. Cape Verde has a very good technical team, and they scored a goal in a moment when we believed we had the game in our hands. We missed a lot of chances in the first half especially, and I think that we deserved to score a second goal. The second goal was not coming, so we had to defend this draw, and the players did this well," he said.