How Super Eagles Will Qualify From AFCON Group Stage — Rohr

Oyinlola Awonuga
Writer
Rohr Vows To Avenge Shocking Defeat To CAR In Douala

Ad

Tinubu names Joash Amupitan as new INEC chairman

By Obinna Uballa President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), following the completion of Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s tenure in October 2025. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, announced the appointment in a statement on Thursday, saying the National Council of State approved the…

Just In! Council of State Unanimously Backs Prof. Amupitan as INEC Chairman

By Abiola Olawale The National Council of State has given its approval to Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The unanimous endorsement, announced during a high-stakes meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, comes as the country gears up for an off-cycle election, including the…

Tinubu Presides over Council of State, Set to Present Nominees for INEC Chair

By Abiola Olawale President Bola Tinubu is currently presiding over the National Council of State meeting at the Presidential Villa. It was gathered that the President is expected to present his nominees for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairmanship during the meeting. The development came after the recent exit of Professor Mahmood Yakubu, whose…

Ad

The Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has revealed how the team will survive and qualify from the group stage in the 2021 African Cup of Nations.

Recall, Nigeria is in Group D of the tournament with Egypt, Sudan and Guinea Bissau.

Rohr in an interview with newmen on August 15 admitted that Nigeria is in a tough group and reiterated his belief in the team and their potential to pull through.

He said he would like his team to win their first two matches which guarantees that team’s qualification for the next round.

Rohr noted that afterward, in the third game he would love to change his team to help starters in the previous games rest for the next round.

As he emphasized on the importance of starting the competition very well.

In his words: “I would like to win against the first two teams, and then I can bring in the third game, like I did in the last AFCON, the substitutes, and give rest to our starting players from the first two matches,” he said.

“If we win the first two matches, it is not a problem, we are qualified and then we can change our team. But of course, nobody will be underrated and we are not afraid of anybody.

“I think that most important is to start well the competition.”

Rohr also noted that his immediate priority is not the coming AFCON but the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, kicking off next month.

“Until January we have still a lot of things to do, especially the next game now at home against Liberia. That is the most important and then we will see step by step how it is going,” he said.

Ad

Unlocking Opportunities in the Gulf of Guinea during UNGA80
X whatsapp