Nigeria Coach Rohr Wants 'winning Mentality' Back After Barren 2020
Faizan Hashmi Published March 24, 2021 | 06:50 PM
Abuja, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Mar, 2021 ) :Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr said on Wednesday he would use the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin and Lesotho to "restore a winning mentality" to the squad ahead of the 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign.
The Super Eagles, the three-time champions of Africa, failed to win a match in a coronavirus-disrupted 2020.
Nigeria travel to Benin Saturday, before they welcome Lesotho to Lagos on Tuesday to round up the qualification series for the Cup of Nations, which will be hosted by Cameroon in January.
This will be the only chance for Nigeria to play together before the next international break in June when they open their Qatar 2022 campaign.
They are drawn against Cape Verde, Liberia and Central African Republic with only the overall winners advancing to a final playoff to be played on a knockout basis in November.
"We are keen to restore a winning mentality to the group ahead of very crucial games we have," said Rohr.
"It is important that we earn victories in the upcoming matches so that we get into our paces for the FIFA World Cup qualifiers," he said.
"There will be tough games to come and we will be raring to go."The Super Eagles have been relatively unaffected by travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic and are able to call on their top players like Victor Osimhen from Napoli, Leicester City pair Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi and Samuel Chukwueze of Villarreal.
Nigeria have qualified for the last three World Cups, reaching the knockout round in 2014 in Brazil.
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