Ahead of the Super Eagles of Nigeria first World Cup 2022 qualifiers coach of the team Gernot Rohr has voiced his concerns over the choice of Lagos as venue of the game.
Nigeria will host Liberia at the Teslim Balogun stadium situated in the heart of Lagos and Rohr says a lot need to be done for the playing surface to be at the level the players want.
He also lamented the traffic situation in Lagos state and also called for better organization than last time out when they played in same city. The coach however said he hope recent works will give the pitch a facelift.
“We are happy to play in Lagos but there are two things that must be better. The first thing is for the traffic, we cannot spend one and half hour from the hotel to the stadium. It’s too long”, he told Elegbete TV.
“We need better escort, we need better organisation and the roads are full. This is one problem. The other problem is infrastructure, they had a good work on the but it’s not yet on a higher international level.
“Our players are use to playing on very good grass. It’s still not the case. So they are working a lot. We are happy over it but it’s still not the best. They should play in the best infrastructure like they have in other countries.”
He named the Godswill Akpabio stadium as the one pitch which he love his team to play on as they have one of the best infrastructure. Abuja which is under repairs will be a good option when ready according to the coach.
“ We have actually Uyo which is actually the best one. I hope they will be Abuja, they are working on it. I hope it will be good when they finished. It’s not yet finished but Lagos still have a lot to do and they are working a lot.
“I didn’t see it last season but my assistants were there. They have to do better grass for us. We need the best condition to play the best football”.
