Nigeria national team coach Gernot Rohr has disclosed that his side encountered challenges during the boat trip to Benin Republic for their AFCON qualifying game against the Squirrels.
The three-time African champions had to travel by sea to Benin and had their training session at the Stade Charles de Gaulle in Port Novo on Friday night without floodlights after arriving late.
However, Rohr insisted that his boys are battle ready despite poor treatment by the hosts.
“There was no light but we handled it, we have the full moon. Tomorrow I feel good harmony in my team. Even if there are some problems we are all the time having a positive mind,” Rohr told the media.
“It’s a big challenge to win here tomorrow because they didn’t lose a match since eight years, so we want to do that.
“We know that with a draw we have the ticket for the Afcon. This is our first target and then later we speak about the second match. Everybody is fit, no injuries and I hope we can do what we want to do.”
Nigeria last failed to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations in 2017 and also missed the previous edition in 2015.
Victory over Benin will seal Nigeria’s place at the biennial tournament in Cameroon and they will then take on Lesotho in their final qualifying game in Lagos on Tuesday.
