Rohr: Super Eagles could have done better against Algeria, Tunisia

SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr believes his side could have got more positive results than they did in their friendly matches against Algeria and Tunisia.

The Nigerian side lost 1-0 to Algeria on Friday and blew a 1-0 lead to draw 1-1 with Tunisia on Tuesday. Both games were played in Austria.

“We are happy to have had this opportunity to be camped in Austria for 10 days,” Rohr said during his post-match press conference when asked to assess the friendly matches.

“It was a very good feeling to be together again after being away for 11 months, although we missed some key players.

“The two friendly games we played were very good competitive games. Algeria and Tunisia are very good teams. Indeed, the results could have been better. We could have picked a draw against Algeria and a win against Tunisia.”

The Super Eagles were indeed without key players like Wilfred Ndidi, Victor Osimhen and Oghenekaro Etebo, but they had enough players to perform better than they did against the North Africans.

Apart from the poor results, the Super Eagles performances were lacklustre and mostly disjointed. However, Rohr is still looking on the bright side.

The German added: “We have some positives to pick out from the games because in spite of missing some key players we still competed well. Now it is going to be difficult for me to pick our list for the AFCON qualifiers next month because of the new boys who did well.

“I believe these very good friendly games will help us to return to winning ways when we play Sierra Leone next month (home and away). Good results next month may see us qualifying for the 2022 AFCON already.”

The Super Eagles lead their 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying group with two win from two games and six points against Sierra Leone should seal their spot in Cameroon for the tournament.

Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr believes his side could have got more positive results than they did in their friendly matches against Algeria and Tunisia.

The Nigerian side lost 1-0 to Algeria on Friday and blew a 1-0 lead to draw 1-1 with Tunisia on Tuesday. Both games were played in Austria.

“We are happy to have had this opportunity to be camped in Austria for 10 days,” Rohr said during his post-match press conference when asked to assess the friendly matches.

“It was a very good feeling to be together again after being away for 11 months, although we missed some key players.

“The two friendly games we played were very good competitive games. Algeria and Tunisia are very good teams. Indeed, the results could have been better. We could have picked a draw against Algeria and a win against Tunisia.”

The Super Eagles were indeed without key players like Wilfred Ndidi, Victor Osimhen and Oghenekaro Etebo, but they had enough players to perform better than they did against the North Africans.

Apart from the poor results, the Super Eagles performances were lacklustre and mostly disjointed. However, Rohr is still looking on the bright side.

The German added: “We have some positives to pick out from the games because in spite of missing some key players we still competed well. Now it is going to be difficult for me to pick our list for the AFCON qualifiers next month because of the new boys who did well.

“I believe these very good friendly games will help us to return to winning ways when we play Sierra Leone next month (home and away). Good results next month may see us qualifying for the 2022 AFCON already.”

The Super Eagles lead their 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying group with two win from two games and six points against Sierra Leone should seal their spot in Cameroon for the tournament.