AFCON 2021 draw has pitted Nigeria, Sudan, Guinea Bissau and Egypt in Group D which Rohr has described as a very difficult group, but expressed firm optimism that the Eagles will advance from the Garoua centre.
The AFCON 2021 will kick off on January 9 2022, and Super Eagles will clash with the Pharaohs of Egypt in the matchday-1 of Group D at the Roumde Adjia Stadium, Garoua on January 11, the face Sudan on January 15 before taking on Guinea-Bissau four days later.
Garoua, a northern Cameroonian city, has a proximity to Nigeria via the Benue River. And Rohr is happy that the location can facilitate a massive travelling fans of Super Eagles crossing over to support the team.
“Yes the Group D is a difficult group, you have Egypt, Sudan and Guinea-Bissau and you have to be very strong to come out of this group to play in the last 16 of this tournament,” Rohr said.
“We are going to Garoua – the venue of our Group D matches, to check out the training pitch, hotels, transport, stadium and weather conditions. It will be very important to be well prepared. I think Garoua is not far from Nigeria, so we are happy that we will be playing before our fans
Rohr added: “We have to do everything to be ready for this big tournament and have to put up our best performance as possible and see where it will take us to.”
The Super Eagles finished third at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, and will be hoping to do better this time around in Cameroon by winning the trophy for the fourth time.
By Richard Jideaka, Abuja
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