Benin Republic head coach, Gernot Rohr, has recognized Nigeria’s defence as a possible weak spot forward of their essential 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying encounter, Soccernet.ng reviews.
The Cheetahs are set to face their neighbors, the Tremendous Eagles, at Abidjan’s Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium on Thursday, with each groups vying for qualification to the match finals.
Presently, Benin sit second in Group D with six factors from 4 matches, narrowly forward of Rwanda, who path with 5 factors and can face Libya on the identical day.
To strengthen their possibilities of qualification, Benin will want a decisive outcome towards Nigeria, who want only one level from their final two video games to verify their place within the AFCON finals.
Rohr, a former Tremendous Eagles coach, expressed confidence in his workforce’s prospects, particularly given Nigeria’s defensive vulnerabilities.
“We’ve the return of Lenny Piringuel, who, together with his new membership Rouen, is beginning to discover his mark,” mentioned Rohr.
“His liveliness pursuits us rather a lot, particularly towards a Nigerian workforce that would have small issues in defence, we hope.”
Nigeria will miss the providers of West Brom defender Semi Ajayi who’s at the moment injured.
Nevertheless, caretaker coach Augustine Eguavoen has invited newbies Auxerre’s Gabriel Osho and Nasarawa United’s Victor Collins to finish the established duo of William Troost-Ekong and Fulham’s Calvin Bassey.
In the meantime, the Tremendous Eagles are constructing their squad in Abidjan, with eleven gamers now in camp following latest arrivals.
Leicester Metropolis’s Wilfred Ndidi, Sevilla’s Kelechi Iheanacho, and Udinese’s Maduka Okoye joined the workforce on Tuesday, poised to participate of their first coaching session below Eguavoen.
Additionally in camp are Gabriel Osho, Frank Onyeka, Raphael Onyedika, and others who arrived on Monday.
Eguavoen and his workers await the arrival of further gamers, together with stars like Troost-Ekong, Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, and Alex Iwobi, as they put together for Thursday’s showdown.
With only a single level required from their remaining two matches, Nigeria’s path to AFCON 2025 stays beneficial, but Rohr’s Cheetahs are decided to make this qualification journey difficult.
