Gernot Rohr Makes Tough Statement, Tells Nigerians Result They Should Expect Against Lesotho

Gernot Rohr Makes Tough Statement, Tells Nigerians Result They Should Expect Against Lesotho

- Super Eagles of Nigeria will face Lesotho on Tuesday evening, March 30

- Gernot Rohr says his players will be going for the win in this AFCON qualifying match

- Super striker Paul Onuachu and Osimhen are expected to lead the attack for Nigeria

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Gernot Rohr who is the coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria has explained that his wards are ready to finish their 2022 African Cup of Nations qualifiers on a winning note in Lagos.

Nigeria will face Lesotho on Tuesday evening, March 30, in an encounter that Super Eagles have nothing to worried about because they have already qualified for the championship.

But despite their qualification, Gernot Rohr stated that his wards will still go for the three maximum points against their visitors.

Benin in their history have never qualified for AFCON and they will have to raise their games in future qualifiers.

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According to the report on Complete Sports, Gernot Rohr disclosed that all his players are in good shape for the encounter at the Teslim Balogun stadium in Lagos.

“We hope to finish well these qualifiers, which we began since June 2017, we did not lose a qualifier and so we want to finish with a good victory.
“We won’t underrate Lesotho because they have a good defence, they made some draws in this competition and they don’t have anything to lose.”

During the 2019 African Cup of Nations championship in Egypt, Gernot Rohr and his wards finished as third best behind Senegal and champions Algeria.

Gernot Rohr and Yobo.
Gernot Rohr and Joseph Yobo in action for the Super Eagles. Photo: Osodi
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Earlier, Legit.ng had reported how Kelechi Iheanacho confirmed his love for photography ahead of Super Eagles 2022 African Cup of Nations qualifying match against Lesotho in Lagos on Tuesday evening, March 30.

There is no doubt about the fact that Kelechi Iheanacho is one of the best forwards in the world considering his records most especially this season in the Premier League.

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And on Monday evening, March 29, when the Super Eagles were training in Lagos, Kelechi Iheanacho was impressed with the work of Nigerian photo Journalist Abdul Momoh as he collected his camera to have some fun.

According to Abdul Momoh, Kelechi Iheanacho explained that he used to love handling camera years back before he turned to a professional footballer.

Since breaking into the Super Eagles camp in 2015, Kelechi Iheanacho has played 30 games for the three-time African champions netting nine goals.

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