The head coach of the senior national team of Benin Republic Gernot Rohr has made changes to his team ahead of their AFCON qualifiers games against the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Libya respectively, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Rohr picked a pool of 25 players for both games starting with the game against Nigeria at their adopted home ground in Cote d’Ivoire, before their tie away to Libya.
While Nigeria will head into the game looking for a point to seal a spot at next year’s tournament, Benin Republic need to avoid defeat to keep their chances of qualifying alongside Nigeria alive before their final game against Libya.
Ahead of both games Rohr handed a recall to Serge Obassa who plays for Nigeria Premier Football League side Remo Stars as his third goalkeeper, with David Kiki of Romanian side FC Steaua București coming in after making a full recovery from a knock that has kept him out for a while.
Ryan Adigo from FC Lokomotiv Leipzig and Lenny Pirringuel from France Championnat National club Quevilly-Rouen where both handed first time call up to boost the attack of the team.
The Squad:
Goalkeepers : Dandjinou, Allagbé, Obassa
Defenders : Fassinou, Kiki, Moumini, Ouorou, Roche, Tijani, Verdon
Midfielders : Ahlinvi, Ahouangbo, Ahoudo, Amoussou, d’Almeida, Dokou, Hassane, Olaitan
Attackers : Adigo, Dossou, Hountondji, Pirringuel, Mounié, Tosin, Traoré
