AFCON Qualifier: Gernot Rohr wary of Sierra Leone threat

Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has said his team will be wary of the threats posed by Sierra Leone despite stating that his boys have the talent to defeat the Leone Stars.

The three-time African champions will tackle their opponent in a double-header qualifier with the first leg billed for November 13th in Benin, while the reverse fixture will hold in Freetown four days later, Brila.net said.

Rohr said the boys have the experience to win both matches, but admitted they must treat both matches like a final and give it their best shot.

“I have 23 fit players before the weekend matches and the boys have the quality and experience to win both games, but that is if they give both games their best shot. We shall not underrate the Leone Stars as they are known, irrespective of the first leg result,” Rohr told Completesports.

“We want to win both legs and that means the boys must take the games very seriously like they always do to boost our qualification for AFCON. I don’t know much about Sierra Leone, but we shall work with little we have about them,” the German stated.

Meanwhile, Super Eagles camp has officially opened today, Monday, November 9, and the boys are expected to start arriving in the country from today.

Nigeria sits on top of their group with six points following their win over Squirrel of Benin Republic and Crocodiles of Lesotho.