Rohr impressed with home-based Eagles, set to draft more for Super Eagles

Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr said he has spotted some potentials from the home-based Eagles that got trashed 4-0 by Mexico in an international friendly played in Califonia over the weekend.

Despite the heavy loss, coach Rohr who attended the game in an advisory capacity said he has identified new players. The team was led by Paul Aigbogun.

“I saw a wonderful game and we were able to see real football with fans in the  stadium because it has been such a long time that we’d been playing in an empty stadium and  Mexico as number 11 team in the world showed their quality today,” Rohr explained .“We have here some of our best players from home and they tried to do their best and they have learned today.

“I have seen some players that could be very interesting for our list for the World Cup qualifiers in September.”

Meanwhile, reports have gone rife about the possibility of Enugu Rangers International coach, Salisu Yusuf returning as assistant coach to Rohr ahead of the
2022 World Cup qualifiers in two months’ time according to bestchoicesports.com.ng.

Yusuf was Rohr’s second assistant when the Eagles qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia and he also led the country to the final of the 2018 Africa Nations Championship, CHAN in Morocco, according to The Nations.

The former Kano Pillars coach was banned after he received cash from undercover journalists posing as agents to feature some players in the final.

He has since served out his ban and have been coach of Enugu Rangers after his contract with the NFF ran out.