Eagles Open Camp Nov. 9 For Sierra Leone AFCON Clash

Super Eagles camp will open on Monday ahead preparation for the double-header Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone, Nigeria Coach, Gernot Rohr has said.

Rohr confirmed the resumption date adding that the two friendly matches against Algeria and Tunisia helped him to discover new talents who will be invited for the next two games in Nigeria and Sierra Leone.

“We will open Super Eagles camp on Monday 9th of November to prepare for our game on the 13th and 17th”, Rohr said, claiming he’s not perturbed about his team’s drop from 29th to 31st in the latest FIFA ranking.


“It doesn’t matter if we are number 29th or 31st on FIFA Rankings. The friendly games are the only avenues for us to test our players and we are happy about it.



The Franco/German tactician also revealed positives he took from the two friendly games.

”It is more important to find good players like Okoye, Sanusi, Ejuke and others in the friendlies.

“We wish to win absolutely but it is not the most important. The most important is to discover players to fortify our team.”

“Now, there is possibility to be efficient in our competition games. Of course, Sanusi will be in my list and have chances to play in the two games. We are very optimistic in our next games”.

Nigeria leads group L standings with six points from two games following wins against Lesotho and Benin Republic in their previous matches.

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