Former coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has picked the two teams that he expects to play in the final game of the world cup qualifiers playoff in Morocco, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Rohr who also coached Gabon one of the teams at the playoff spoke on his expectations in their game against Nigeria, and why he is tipping the Super Eagles to triumph in the game that will be played on the 13th of November.
“Gabon and Nigeria are two good teams,” the 72-year-old former Bordeaux coach told NationSport from Cotonou yesterday. “Some of their (Gabonese) players are still the same ones I worked with between 2010 and 2012 when we reached the quarter-finals of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).”
He continued: “Aubameyang was a young player at that time (2012), and their captain, Bruno Ecuele Manga, is still there. But I think Nigeria has better players. If they play collectively like they did against Benin, I think they can beat Gabon.”
On the game between Cameroon and Congo Dr, the coach of Benin Republic reckoned that he is tipping Congo Dr for a spot in the final against Nigeria and explained his choice.
“The winner of the final ticket will be difficult to predict because the match between Cameroon and DR Congo will not be easy,” said Rohr who incidentally qualified Nigeria to her last Mundial appearance at Russia 2018. “Perhaps, DR Congo are a bit stronger because they have individually better quality players than Cameroon.
“ Again, Cameroon are also facing some administrative problems that may affect their performance, so I think the final could be between Nigeria and DR Congo.”
The winner of the final game will get a spot to represent Africa at the continental playoff, where there will be two tickets for the finalists to be at next year’s world cup.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
