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Afcon: Gernot Rohr hints at dropping a striker and a midfielder from Nigeria’s provisional squad


Taiye Taiwo

Last updated 3 hours ago

Ahead of Monday’s deadline for final team list, the German gaffer disclosed the areas where he might use to trim his squad to 23 players

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr said that a forward and a midfielder could be dropped from the 25-man provisional team for his final squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Caf has set Monday, June 10 as the deadline for the 24 participating countries to send their final team list for the tournament which will begin in Egypt later in the month.

After Saturday’s friendly match against Zimbabwe at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, two players will be released before the team departs for the Egyptian city of Ismailia for final preparations.

Rohr stated that he has been impressed by the team’s overall preparation since Monday, when the camp opened in Asaba, which makes gives him difficulty in selecting his final squad.

“You know that everybody wants to come to Egypt and there are still two players to drop, so the competition is open and everybody wants to be in the final 23-man squad,” Rohr was quoted by AOIFootball.

“It will be very difficult for me and my staff to choose the final 23 because everybody is doing so well."

With proven strikers Victor Osimhen, Odion Ighalo and Paul Onuachu in the team, the 65-year-old disclosed that one of them has to go.

“We have a lot of strikers, which is good. Other teams are searching for center-forwards and we have three of them, one of them has to go. I could drop one striker and one midfielder," he added.


Before starting their Afcon campaign in Group B against Burundi, Madagascar and Guinea, the Super Eagles are scheduled to play against Senegal at the Ismailia Stadium on June 16.


https://www.goal.com/en/news/afcon-gernot-rohr-hints-at-dropping-a-striker-and-a/f1utw310bv4n1omtpqmshr9w7

iwobi is regarded as midfielder...
so dropping a one midfielder is understandable

Humility017:
Zimbabwe should have scored that...Aina made it easy for them

omeruo not aina i think

Humility017:
Zimbabwe should have scored that...Aina made it easy for them

Yeah. Exactly.

Kalapizim:
omeruo not aina i think

it was Aina..pls

Kalu is everywhere

Aina have a good passing skill....

Kalapizim:
Kalu is everywhere

I think this VAR have made most refs lazy... they can't make good decisions again without VAR

Kalapizim:
Kalu is everywhere

Doing what?

We are playing with zero chemistry.

Humility017:
Aina have a good passing skill....

Aina is not having a good game.

Spain equalises 1-1 South Africa 70mins

safarigirl:
So, Kelechi has resorted to paying influencers to trend him on Twitter?

Situation must be looking bad, he must have asked Omeruo for his contacts ....if it worked for Kenneth, it could work for Kelechi as well.

Anytime I see kelechi na you dey come my head

Samu Chukwueze baller..

Barryseal:
Aina is not having a good game.

Kalu is worst

CHUKS is a beast...dude should be the first on the list

Barryseal:
We are playing with zero chemistry.

that stadium is the problem

But this pitch is an eyesore sha!

Barryseal:
We are playing with zero chemistry.

Zimbabwe have been playing for some days now together COSAFA
so i understand their strength moreover the staduim is awful

i seriously fear for AINA sha
La LIga have really up OMERUO's game.

chuks should be careful not to get injured

It's not the pitch. I've not seen a pass that failed because the field is poor.

Good game so far. Chukwueze impressing in this gane, iwboi and Mikel also, aina, Balogun and Kalu need to do better Onuachu ought to v scored that chance these four need to ip their game although I hear Jalu jas fitness issues.

Me in white though. It's cold here due to the rain,

Same old South Africa... Spain leading 2-1 now...

Danycrusoe:
Good game so far. Chukwueze impressing in this gane, iwboi and Mikel also, aina, Balogun and Kalu need to do better Onuachu ought to v scored that chance these four need to ip their game although I hear Jalu jas fitness issues.

Me in white though. It's cold here due to the rain,

Those guys behind you looks like spies

Humility017:
i seriously fear for AINA sha
La LIga have really up OMERUO's game.

chuks should be careful not to get injured

Av always said it


Aina is not d player for me...me no like him style at all

Samu is very quite impressive,
Aina is good going forward but his defending and recovery ability is kind average...
Mikel is keeping it cool...

Then I must commend akpeyi... Very impressive

elyte89:
Av always said it


Aina is not d player for me...me no like him style at all

but he is good offensively....
his crosses and pass are top notch...

i am enjoying super eagles midfield...mikel and iwobi passes
the stadium is making us not to enjoy this match

ONLY GOD WILL JUDGE PINNICK AND COMPANY for taking this match to Delta state awful staduim

elyte89:
Av always said it


Aina is not d player for me...me no like him style at all

Another aina food for this thread seems to be set

I no dey watch the game sha, so i have no opinion

Chukwueze is sweet to watch. Wow! But some people wanted him to waste his talent with U20.

However, we are not organise.

Spain 3-1 South Africa.... Super falcons please do us proud tonight..

no one should blame the team fornot playing but instead blame the nff for taking the team to play in a local township stadium. the pitch is very poor

andrew444:
Another aina food for this thread seems to be set

I no dey watch the game sha, so i have no opinion

Humility017:
ONLY GOD WILL JUDGE PINNICK AND COMPANY for taking this match to Delta state awful staduim

It all has to do with politics . They could care less about the fact that our guys always have a tough time scoring in that venue or that the pitch could potentially injure them. We cannot continue to overlook the welfare of our players. It's a damn shame.