By Jon Essien
Gernot Rohr has disclosed that the Super Eagles will ‘not play for result’ when they face perennial rivals Cameroon in an international friendly match billed for next month.
The three-time African champions will lock horns with the Indomitable Lions at the Weiner-Neustadt Stadium in Vienna on June 4.
The game is meant to put the Eagles in top shape for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers which will begin in September.
However, Rohr has insisted that not much importance would be given to the game which he said will be used to try out new players.
With Samuel Chukwueze, Joe Aribo, Leon Balogun and Zaidu Sanusi ruled out through injury, the likes of Terem Moffi, Peter Olayinka and Abraham Marcus will have to make a case for future call ups.
“This friendly against Cameroon is an interesting game because we are going to have some of the new players, since some of our regular players will not be available due to injuries, and it is not easy to have everybody at this period because it is also the offseason period,” Rohr told Caf website.
“It is a big test game and an opportunity to test the new players.
“Of course, we are not going to play for the result against Cameroon in Austria, but it’s an opportunity to see our boys and see something different with our systems against a very good team that will host the next Afcon.”
Rohr may have led the Super Eagles to two recent victories against Cameroon, but the former Girodins Bordeaux coach is looking forward to a different clash in Austria.
“It is true that we beat them in the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifiers and at the last Afcon in a very interesting game of the Round of 16, but this friendly is going to be different,” he continued.
“I’ve seen that they have a list of 28 players, but I’m hopeful all our players listed would be able to come for the match. I hope we are going to have a good weather in Vienna for this match.”
