Super Eagles must be in form

Nigeria technical adviser, Gernot Rohr
wants his top players to be in superb
form ahead commencement of the 2018
Fifa World Cup qualifiers.
The tactician began his Super Eagles
reign on a winning note with a 1-0 victory
against Tanzania in Saturday’s Africa Cup
of Nations qualifier.
The three-time African kings begin their
World Cup qualifying campaign with an
away clash versus Zambia on October 8,
and the former Burkina Faso handler
desires his key players to be in good form
in their quest to secure a ticket for
Russia.
“We will need all our best players to be at
their very best. We had a good list for the
Tanzania match but a couple of players
were injured and we will like to look at
those ones as well,” Rohr told the NFF
website.
“The focus is to strengthen the spine of
the team and ensure they can beat any
team. The confidence has not been there
because the team failed to qualify for the
Africa Cup of Nations, but when results
start to come, the confidence will return.”
He also lauded his assistants and the
Nigeria Football Federation for receiving
him well and hopes for more towards
achieving set goals.
“I have been well –received by my
assistant, (Salisu) Yusuf as well as
Imama (Amapakabo) and Alloy (Agu), and
also by the backroom staff,” he
continued.
“To be received with so much warmth by
the NFF Management means we are all
on the same page and we can work
together and live as a family.
“I have a very good feeling about this job
and the people I have to work with. I am
also happy that the first week went very
well because the players were able to
quickly imbibe our philosophy.
“We need to have solidarity all round. The
Technical Committee members have also
been great. Certainly, the National
Technical Director also has a role to play.
The ambience is impressive,” he
concluded.
By Goal.com