Super Eagles: Gernot Rohr Reveals Plans For Benin Republic, Lesotho

Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr says he is keeping tabs on Nigerian players both in the local league and abroad to put together a strong squad capable of picking the points required to qualify for Cameroon 2022. Nigeria won none of four matches played last year, losing to African champions Algeria in a friendly before playing out a draw against Tunisia in another build-up game. More shockingly, the three-time African champions also recorded back-to-back draws against Sierra Leone in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, including their not-too impressive performance in Benin City, where they surrendered a four-goal lead. The qualifiers return in March with Nigeria to travel to the Benin Republic and host Lesotho, needing a point from both games to guarantee their spot in the next edition of the Afcon. Rohr  told NationSport that the Super Eagles would be solid  against their Group L rivals in the remaining ties , adding he was keeping tab with his wards: “We have 35 players in our scouting list and analyse every weekend their performances. “The decisive qualifiers will come soon and it’s the moment to count on our complicity. Ndidi, Kalu, Simon, Etebo and others will be back after injury and make the competition for the starting team very interesting,” noted the former Bordeaux coach.