The senior national team of Nigeria is presently two wins away from qualifying for the next Africa Cup of Nations which will take place next year.
Following wins over Benin Republic and Lesotho respectively. A win in their next game against Sierra Leone which is a double header will see them book their spot at the tournament which will take place in Cameroon.
Per the terms of the new contract signed by the coach, he has been mandated to lift the tournament as the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) want an upgrade on the third place they finished at last AFCON.
While Rohr accept that it’s a possibility, the coach is however calling for all to be modest in their quest as the Super Eagles is presently not the best team in Africa even though they have progressed nicely .
“It’s my philosophy all the time we want to win but we are not better like all the other teams. We are not the best one in the world . We are number three in Africa which is already very good”, he told Colin Udoh during an Instagram live interview monitored by Owngoalnigeria.com.
“When I arrived Nigeria we were number 8 or number 9, I don’t know. In the world we are now around number 40, we were 80 or so when I arrived. That’s progress with young players and when you have the bronze already you want to go a step better . Better means at least the same . When you’re number 3 in Africa, you have to finish the same. When you’re number 4 it’s not in your value.
“So let’s wait for what happens before the AFCON, if you want to be number one in Africa you must win it but you know you can lose in the round of 16 if you qualify and you’re out like Cameroon last year or Morocco who were one of the favorites. It’s not rocket science.
“ But I know the president is very ambitious, I am as well. We want to win it but we know they are so many good teams and so many surprises. For me Algeria now is number one but this can change but I don’t know what will happen before the next game”.
Ade Emmanuel
