Head coach of the senior national team of Benin Republic Gernot Rohr says the chances of his team making it to the world cup is well and truly alive after a 4-0 thrashing of Benin Republic, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Rohr’s team consolidated their second spot behind South Africa with the win after the group winners 1-1 draw against Nigeria. The coach said with the impending point deduction expected to be meted out to South Africa for fielding an ineligible player against Lesotho, his team will go level with the leaders at the top of the table.
“If everything goes well, we’re level on points with South Africa, who should lose three points according to the regulations, because of that player who wasn’t eligible to play. So I don’t understand why FIFA hasn’t made a decision yet, but it’s very clear. The regulations are very clear on this. At that point, we’ll be level with South Africa, and anything is still possible”, he said after the win against Lesotho on Tuesday.
Speaking further he revealed that they will approach the remaining two games of the series with a positive mindset against Rwanda and Nigeria, who will be their final opponent and possibly decide their spot at the 2026 World Cup.
“We know Rwanda and Nigeria well, the latter of which we’ve already beaten. As for them, we don’t know if they’re still in a position to qualify. If they’re not, maybe it’ll be less difficult.”
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
