Former coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has given the team three key tips that will be necessary for them to beat Cameroon in today’s Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 clash, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Nigeria will today take on Cameroon in what will be a repeat of the 2019 AFCON round of 16 game, which Nigeria won with Rohr in charge of the team. They went all the way to pick up on a bronze medal.
Looking at today’s game, the coach reflected on the times he faced the Indomitable Lions as coach of the Nigerian team which was three times and he won two and drew one. He rounded up by giving tips to the present coach and players of the team.
“We (Nigeria) beat (4-0) in the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier in Uyo and drew 1-1 in Yaounde, and, of course, we were happy because we eliminated them from the Russia 2018,” Rohr told NationSport in Cote d’Ivoire where he is working as a television pundit for Ivory TV.
“The secret was having the same fighting spirit they have because they are a team capable of playing good football too like they did today (in their AFCON 2023 last Group C match) against Gambia, where they were down at 2-1 but eventually won at 3-2.
“They (Cameroon) have such a good spirit, and they did same at the last AFCON bronze medal match when they were down 3-0 against Burkina Faso, but they still won it via penalty shootout at the end of the match.
“So, the secret for the Super Eagles would be to do hard work and press them from the midfield and the secret also would be to take advantage of their goalkeeping crisis because (Vincent) Onana is giving them a lot of headache.
“But the biggest secret for the Super Eagles will be to maintain their solidarity and that could make the difference for them (Nigeria) against Cameroon.”
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
