Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualifier: I Would Have Preferred Eagles Scored From Open Play - Rohr

Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualifier: I Would Have Preferred Eagles Scored From Open Play - Rohr Sampson Adedeji Despite beating Lone Stars of Liberia 0-2, Nigeria's Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr said he would have preferred the team scored from an open play, BSNsports.com.ng can report. The three-time African champions relied on two penalties to edge their West African neighbour in Tangier, Morocco. During a post-match conference, Rohr admitted that the two penalties are well deserved but said he would have loved it more if they had scored from open play. "our opponents were well organised and made a big fight, so we also needed to fight very hard to accept the duel in the air and on the ground but I must admit that it was not easy. “We got two penalties but we were not able to score a goal from open play. If you ask me, though, I think those two penalties were very clear but I would always prefer to score from open play. “We, however, could not score from open play but I hope that we will go ahead to achieve this when we play against Cape Verde in our final qualifier at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos on Tuesday," he said. The victory took Nigeria to 12 points while Cape Verde has 10 points, Super Eagles required a draw to seal off the playoff ticket.