Benin Republic head coach Gernot Rohr has aimed a below-the-belt blow on the Nigerian nationwide males’s soccer staff, Soccernet.ng reviews.

Rohr was previously in control of the Tremendous Eagles and was one of many staff’s longest-serving coaches earlier than he was sacked on the eve of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Nigeria fumbled on the AFCON three weeks after Rohr’s dismissal, exiting the match within the first knockout spherical.

A number of months later, the Tremendous Eagles then did not qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, with Ghana going to Qatar as a substitute.

Shortly after, the Nigeria Soccer Federation appointed Portuguese gaffer Jose Peseiro, who guided the Tremendous Eagles to second place on the 2023 AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire.

Rohr’s greatest end on the continental championships with Nigeria was in third place on the 2019 version in Egypt.

Nonetheless, the French supervisor is satisfied that the Tremendous Eagles haven’t made vital progress since he left the saddle as head coach.

Backing his claims, the previous Bordeaux defender identified that many of the Tremendous Eagles squad have been gamers he launched to the nationwide staff.

Rohr was equally not impressed with Nigeria’s taking part in fashion in Cote d’Ivoire, the place Peseiro deployed an ultra-defensive system to nullify opposing assaults. 

“They haven’t actually made the progress they thought they might after I was requested to go away,” Rohr mentioned in feedback relayed by Owngoal.

“It’s much more in regards to the gamers I left behind and a mode that wasn’t the very best on the CAN.”

Nigeria, huge World Cup favourites

Rohr’s Benin and Nigeria’s Tremendous Eagles are battling it out in Group C for the only real qualifying ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Nigeria drew their first two video games within the sequence with Zimbabwe and Lesotho and sit in third place behind leaders Rwanda (4 factors) and South Africa (3).

Nonetheless, Rohr is satisfied that the Tremendous Eagles are the huge favourites to beat all opposition and make it to the World Cup.

“They (the Tremendous Eagles) are solely two factors behind the group leaders (Rwanda), and that is a bonus they’ll overturn within the subsequent spherical,” added Rohr.

“We can not rule out a staff with the standard of the Nigerian staff.

“Each staff within the group is aware of it.”

Whereas in control of the Tremendous Eagles, Rohr masterminded 35 wins, 16 attracts, and 13 defeats in 64 video games.

He has, nonetheless, recorded only one victory in ten video games with Benin.

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