{"id":21876,"date":"2020-02-25T14:41:41","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T14:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=21876"},"modified":"2020-02-25T14:42:07","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T14:42:07","slug":"nigeria-afcon-qualifier-rohr-faces-team-selection-headache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nigeria-afcon-qualifier-rohr-faces-team-selection-headache","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria: Afcon Qualifier &#8211; Rohr Faces Team Selection Headache"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has said that injuries and the need to give new players a look have slowed the selection process for the squad that will play against Sierra Leone March 27 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying tie in Asaba, Delta State.<\/p>\n<p>Rohr, who finished third with the Super Eagles at the 2019 AFCON, disclosed that he will work hard to make the list ready by the first week of March.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will make my list public in the first week of March, about three weeks&#8217; notice to the clubs, so I am still observing the players and monitoring them,&#8221; Rohr told aoifootball.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m still considering new names because of the recent injuries though most of the players are back on their feet, we will see as time progresses,&#8221; he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The Super Eagles are leading Group L with six points after victory against the Republic of Benin and Lesotho.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has said that injuries and the need to give new players a look have slowed the selection process for the squad that will play against Sierra Leone March 27 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying tie in Asaba, Delta State. 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