Coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr says he will like his team to avoid playing three teams in particular ahead of the draws for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
Rohr who is already in Cameroon for the draws which will be held later today revealed that coaches at the draws have been speaking about teams they will love to avoid in the group stages of the AFCON.
He said while he shares same sentiments, he will however want to avoid three teams in particular as they have proven to be a tough nut for his team to crack in previous games.
“I have had good conversations also with my colleagues,” Rohr told NationSport.“ Every one of the top 6 wants to avoid Egypt and Côte d’Ivoire.
“But we will accept and respect all the teams,” added the German.
“The opponents to avoid in my opinion are: Egypt and Ghana in pot 2. They often caused us a lot of problems during the AFCON finals. In pot 3, we have to avoid the Gabonese neighbour with whom we have a political history.”
