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Gernot Rohr, the former head coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, has disclosed his favourite game as head coach.
The 71-year-old German, who is currently the manager of the Benin Republic national team, claimed that his favourite game as the Super Eagles’ coach was the victory against Zambia in a 2018 World Cup qualifier in October 2017.
He said that specific match awarded Nigeria a spot in the 2018 FIFA World Cup through qualification.
Before Nigeria’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match against Benin Republic on Saturday night at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Rohr gave a news conference prior to kickoff.
“The matches you spoke about were fantastic. My first match was here, against Tanzania, we won it. We had to go to Zambia and we won it. We started with victories here against the team you talked about,” Rohr said.
“The victory against newly crowned African champions Cameroon was a big one, particularly wonderful for us.
“The 1-0 victory against Zambia which gave us qualification for the World Cup was the best one. After we went to Algeria, we played a good match, drawing but lost on the green carpet.
“Fortunately for everybody, we were already qualified.”
One month prior to the 2021 AFCON, Rohr was shown the door by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), after five years with the Super Eagles.
Nigeria won important matches over Argentina, Poland, Zambia, Algeria, Cameroon, and Libya during his leadership, and they drew with Brazil and Ukraine.
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