Former coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr says he isn’t comfortable that his present team Benin Republic is in the same group with Nigeria in the race to be at the 2026 World Cup, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Rohr who holds the record of being the longest serving foreign coach of the Super Eagles was unceremoniously dismissed just before the play off for the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup after five years at the helm. He was sacked by the previous board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) led by Amaju Pinnick.
In his absence Nigeria failed to make it to the World Cup losing the ticket to Ghana on away goal rule. For the 2026 edition his team could play a huge part in Nigeria’s participation at the World Cup, which will take place in Canada, Mexico and the United States of America.
He is however not comfortable with the pairing according to the local media in Benin Republic. He was quoted as saying that all teams in Africa would love to avoid the Super Eagles because they have stars, who can single handedly destroy a team.
Making reference to the players in the team of Nigeria, he said they have a way of playing that makes it scary for teams who are up against them, especially in qualifiers games. He is however optimistic that they will give the Super Eagles a good run during the qualifiers.
Osas Mahawi
