Gernot Rohr, Super Eagles head
coach, has tackled the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over its unfair
fixtures for the qualifying games ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
(AFCON).
The Eagles will be hoping to
start their qualification campaign with victory over the Squirrels of Benin
Republic at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium on Wednesday.
They will also face Lesotho in an
away fixture four days later.
“I think CAF drew up this
schedule. It’s not a good decision because there is no respect for the players.
There can be injuries,” Rohr said.
“Some of them travelled in the
night. CAF hasn’t done well by not respecting the coaches and players. Other
countries are affected too.
“We must be able to adopt our
training programs to this short time. There is only one training with all the
players and we have to put together those that will start the match.”
The players started to show up in
camp on Monday ahead of the all important clash with Benin Republic.
“The players had one training
today (Monday). Some players arrived after a long trip. We will have one more
training session on Tuesday,” he added.
The coach also gave updates on
the absence of Brain Idowu, Lokomotiv Moscow defender, and preparations for the
tests with Benin Republic and Lesotho.
“Brown Idowu will be missing due
to passport issues. We have called up Ifeanyi Anaemena to replace him. We will
have 23 players for the two matches,” he said.
Rohr added that the team is happy
to return to Uyo for their matches.
The last time the Super Eagles
played a competitive match in Uyo, they lost to South Africa.
“We are happy to be back in Uyo,
which is a wonderful place. We like this place because the conditions are good
for training and the hotel. The players are happy to be back in Uyo,” he added.
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