Former coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr is confident that the senior national team of Nigeria won’t lose tomorrow’s world cup qualifiers game against South Africa, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Rohr whose team Benin Republic are five points behind the leaders South Africa, who are facing the prospect of a three points, three goals deduction for fielding an ineligible player against Lesotho in March.
Tomorrow they will be up against the Super Eagles of Nigeria who are third and six points behind at their home ground in Bloemfontein. Rohr is sure that his former side won’t lose to their host because of the nature of the game.
” I know the Nigerian team very well because most of the players were with me during my time as coach. They know how to rise to the occasion against top sides like South Africa. The best result for my team will be a draw but I know Nigeria won’t lose in South Africa on Tuesday”, he said after his team’s 1-0 win over Zimbabwe on Friday.
He went further to call on FIFA to implement the three points, three goals deduction on South Africa for fielding an ineligible player against Lesotho during the round of games in March. A fate he suffered during his time as coach of Nigeria in the world cup 2018 qualifiers against Algeria, after Shehu Abdullahi who was supposed to be suspended played in the dead rubber game.
” South Africa won against Lesotho? Okay, but the match that matters is the first leg, where they have to lose the three points. It’s very clear. The rules are very, very clear. We don’t know why FIFA and CAF haven’t yet decided to take the points away from them. It’s not normal. We don’t know where we stand .”
He added: ” We have 11 points after this match today. South Africa has to lose three points and then we will be only two points behind our opponent. What are they waiting for? I don’t know. It’s INCOMPREHENSIBLE .”
