Super Eagles’ technical adviser, Gernot Rohr has confessed that the chances of his side winning next year’s Africa Cup of nations would depend largely on the quality of preparations they can get as well as how the players stay away from injuries.
The coach spoke at the journalists’ hangout packaged by Taiye Ige, a journalist-turned media-cum sports marketer through his Hotsports Media.
The event was on the platform sponsored by makers of Peak Milk, the official milk of the Super Eagles.
Sports247.ng can report that the Franco-German tactician is optimistic of winning the continental soccer showpiece in Cameroon next year, but admits doing so will not be a stroll in the park.
On the contrary, Rohr says he has set his mind on how the young players in his squad would rise to the occasion and prove doubters wrong by going all the way to the trophy at Cameroon 2019.
Rohr stressed that he is optimistic that they can win the trophy next summer, as he pointed out how tactical discipline helped the team earn a 1-1 draw against South Africa last weekend.
He reckoned that the players learnt a big lesson from losing to Argentina at the 2018 World Cup, on how to play a compact game to contain their opponents, instead of going out for victory and end up losing.
The Eagles’ gaffer added: ”When you have a young team, you can be sure that they can improve and if you go to a tournament, it is to win.
”With our humility and experience of the World Cup, they have to show they won’t make the same mistakes, for example few minutes to the end of the game against Argentina.
”We showed it already in South Africa, it was a similar situation. With a draw we are qualified and didn’t make the mistake where the players forgot to defend the result not absolutely to win.
”I don’t believe we are too young to win, six or seven month before us. If we have a good preparation and no injuries, we can be one of the teams to win the Africa Cup of Nations.”
