Commitment, focus and absolute dedication oozed from the session at the training pitch of the Grand Stade de Tangier.
Browsing: Gernot Rohr
With his arrival, the Nigeria National team camp is now bubbling with coach Gernot Rohr sure of his 23-man squad.
Lookman was not called into Nigeria’s upcoming November international fixtures, but could be a part of the squad for next set of fixtures
With a loss and win in the World Cup qualifiers against Central Africa Republic, the Gernot Rohr side got 1478 points in October.
Rohr is not really on one of his scouting missions but will be present at the stadium to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the founding of Bordeaux.
The Rohr side ended the October international window with a win and a defeat against the Central African Republic.
The Fatih Karagumruk star was named in Gernot Rohr’s starting XI as the Super Eagles hope to avenge their defeat to the Wild Beasts as well as boost their chances of qualifying for Qatar 2022.
Camp sources hinted that axing the goalie against may not unconnected with his late arrival to camp.
Drogba was one of the best strikers during his illustrious playing career, and Osimhen revealed watching the ex-Galatasaray man has made him the player he is.
Rohr had to improvise after missing several key first team players largely the UK based who were unavailable due to the UK Government COVID-19 red-alert travel restrictions to the Island country.
The Gernot Rohr lads on Tuesday defeated Cape Verde 2-1 to sit tops with six points in Group C of the qualifying series
The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying tie against Liberia at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos kicks off at 5pm Nigeria time
The Super Eagles face a double-header of World Cup qualification games this week against Liberia and Cape Verde.
Rohr named his squad for Nigeria’s opening two World Cup qualifiers against Liberia and Cape Verde this week, but was forced to name an additional six players as back up for the second game.
Franco-German Rohr has stuck largely with his dependables as the race to Qatar begins, with goalkeepers Maduka Okoye and Francis Uzoho, defenders William Ekong, Abdullahi Shehu, Chidozie Awaziem and Leon Balogun, midfielders Wilfred Ndidi and Oghenekaro Etebo, and forwards Ahmed Musa, Alex Iwobi, Moses Simon and Victor Osimhen on the roster.
“We have a difficult group with Egypt that we have to face from the start on January 11 in Garoua,” said Rohr after the draw ceremony on August 17 in Yaounde.
The ceremony billed for Yaounde Conference Centre will see the 24 participating teams zoned into six groups of four teams each as the competition gets underway in January 2022.
The Gernot Rohr lads polled 1480 points to sit 34th in the world and fifth in Africa in the ranking released on Thursday.
Eguavoen told newsmen on Thursday in Abuja that the Super Eagles team now preparing for the match would work more on their game performance and strategies to secure a win
The NPFL stars will face Mexico on July 3 in a friendly on July in Los Angeles.