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Rohr Wants More From Super Eagles
Nigeria coach, Gernot Rohr has said that his team must improve, despite a 4-0 victory over Libya in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday in Uyo.
Odion Ighalo hit his first hat-trick for the Super Eagles and Samuel Kalu added another late on to help them move up to second in Group E a point behind leaders South Africa.
But Rohr insists Nigeria, who failed to qualify for the last two Nations Cups in 2015 and 2017, must fix obvious problems in order to reach Cameroon 2019.
“To win by 4-0 is good but this result does not mean we had a perfect game,” Rohr said in an interview.
“We had obvious problems defensively especially in the first half and before we play Libya again in three days, we must improve on our weak areas’’ , he had said last saturday.
“He said Sometimes you get away with mistakes and another time you can easily be punished, it could make a difference whether you can qualify or not.
“Our expansive play by exploring the wings in the second half helped us against a good side. Now we must maintain discipline in all areas.”
The three-time African champions departed Uyo last Monday for their return game against the Mediterranean Knights at Stade Taïeb Mhiri in Sfax, Tunisia last night.
Nigeria began their campaign to qualify for the 2019 Nations Cup in Cameroon with a surprise 2-0 loss to visiting South Africa in June last year.
They won 3-0 away in Seychelles in last month’s Nations Cup qualifier as they seek to return to the tournament they won in their last appearance in 2013.